underhill 1919-1940 gangsters 1920-1940

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Dillinger: The Untold Story Expanded Edition

12 reviews
G. Russell Girardin, William J. Helmer

Indiana University Press, 2005

Midwestern Must Read
This is Dillinger, from early childhood through his notorious days. The book captures everything you'd expect from a biography and gives the gangster enthusiasts enough mouth-watering drama. I love the timelines! Being from the midwest, I recognized many of the towns he targeted so this is a must read for fellow midwesterners and highly recommended for everyone else!

Public Enemies: America's Criminal Past, 1919-1940

13 reviews
William J. Helmer, Rick Mattix

Facts on File, 1998

An incredible treasury of gangster info!
I've always enjoyed reading about the mobsters of the Depression era, like Babyface Nelson, Al Capone, Pretty Boy Floyd, John Dillinger, etc. I've never seen so many crimes & criminals of that era covered so well in one book. In fact, out of all my gangster books I'd have to say this one is my favorite. It has a great chronology of crimes, criminals & crime control from 1919-1940, great photos, ...

The Case Against Lucky Luciano: New York's Most Sensational Vice Trial

8 reviews
Ellen Poulsen

Clinton Cook Publishing Corp., 2007

The End of White Slavery and the Corruption that Fostered it.
"The Case against Lucky Luciano" is a stunning portrayal of the vicious New York underworld of the late 20's and early 30's, and the blatantly corrupt police and judicial system which fostered it. Ellen Paulson has justly earned a position as a historian of this amazing era. She describes in vivid detail how perfectly normal and innocent women were snared into the Kafkaesque bonds of the "white ...

The Tri-State Terror: The Life and Crimes of Wilbur Underhill

11 reviews
R. D. Morgan

New Forums Press, 2005

Inside the Mind of a 'Mad Man'
R. D. Morgan has produced another great piece of work with this book. I am a big fan of Mr. Morgan's previous books, but this one topped them all. Mr. Morgan did an excellent job of researching this fact-filled story of Wilbur Underhill's life and crimes. You are taken inside the mind of one of the most feared outlaws of the 1920s and 30s. Mr. Morgan uncovered many letters written by ...

The Complete Public Enemy Almanac: New Facts and Features on the People, Places, and Events of the Gangsters ...

21 reviews
William J. Helmer, Rick Mattix

Cumberland House Publishing, 2007

This needs a sixth star!
This is a must have referance/gangster/outlaw book. If this subject or even this era of history intrests you at all this book is a goldmine.

The Man Who Got Away: The Bugs Moran Story--A Biography

19 reviews
Rose Keefe

Cumberland House Publishing, 2005

Read This!!
Wonderful book. Full of little-known details. If you have any interest in true crime, you'll like this one. Rose Keefe strikes again.

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