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While researching a book on Depression-era outlaws, Playboy editor William J. Helmer stumbled upon a 600-page manuscript on John Dillinger. Written in the 1930s by G. Russell Girardin but never published, Dillinger: The Untold Story is a captivating and revealing account of Dillinger's life and crimes, based in part on information given to Girardin by the outlaw's lawyer, Louis Piquett, shortly after Dillinger's death. Though a series of articles written by Girardin and Piquett appeared in various newspapers at the time, the manuscript continued to yellow on the shelf for half a century until Helmer met Girardin and agreed to help get it published. This anniversary edition is filled with more illustrations and new information from FBI files and other sources, making it a rich and authentic slice of American history and a feast for true crime buffs. No library descriptions found. |
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An in-depth look at Dillinger's daring escape from the Crown Point (Ind.) jail with just the use of a wooden gun is especially good. The book covers a variety of the Dillinger gang's bank heists during the early 1930s. Dillinger's set-up by his girl friend, Anna Gage, and then demise at the hands of FBI agents and members of the East Chicago (Ind.) police force as he left the Biograph Theater in Chicago are well-described with drawings. Also included in the book are some terrific pictures of Dillinger, members of his gang, and reproductions of a variety of newspapers and other source material.
All in all, this is a riveting book about a well-publicized bandit whose exploits and daring made him both a charming rogue in the eyes of many Americans as well as Public Enemy Number One during the first third of the 20th Century. ( )