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Naomi BenaronRunning the Rift is the most recent winner of the PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, as awarded by Barbara Kingsolver. It's also an... Continue »
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Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34

by Bryan Burrough

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Publisher Comments:

Coming in Summer 2009, the major motion picture from Universal Studios

"ludicrously entertaining" (Time), Public Enemies is the story of the most spectacular crime wave in American history, the two-year battle between the young J. Edgar Hoover and his FBI, and an assortment of criminals who became national icons: John Dillinger, Machine Gun Kelly, Bonnie and Clyde, Baby Face Nelson, Pretty Boy Floyd, and the Barkers. In an epic feat of storytelling, Burrough reveals a web of interconnections within the vast American underworld and demonstrates how Hoover's G-men secured the FBI's rise to power.

Synopsis:

A groundbreaking work with powerful echoes in today's news, Burrough's account of America's greatest crime wave and the birth of the FBI is the definitive history of America's first war on crime. Black-and-white photo insert.
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About the Author

Bryan Burrough is a special correspondent for Vanity Fair, a former reporter for The Wall Street Journal, and the author of three previous books.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780143115861
Subtitle:
America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34
Author:
Burrough, Bryan
Publisher:
Penguin (Non-Classics)
Subject:
Other Miscellaneous Crimes
Subject:
United States - 20th Century (1900-1945)
Subject:
Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement
Subject:
United States - 20th Century/Depression
Subject:
Organized crime
Subject:
United States History.
Subject:
Criminals -- United States -- History.
Subject:
United States - 20th Century
Subject:
US History - 20th Century
Copyright:
2009
Edition Description:
B-Movie tie-in
Publication Date:
20090429
Binding:
Book
Grade Level:
from 12
Language:
English
Illustrations:
16-page b/w photo insert; b/w photos on
Pages:
624
Dimensions:
8.50x5.60x1.08 in. 1.25 lbs.
Age Level:
17-17
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