A deeply researched account of Depression-era criminals who roamed the Midwest.
John Dillinger and his compatriots' crime spree lasted a little over a year in the 1930s and left a trail of bodies in its wake. Dillinger's bank robberies, and his ability to elude both a half-dozen state police forces and the FBI, kept Americans riveted during this bleak economic period.
In this book, the author of the classic “The Rising Sun” chronicles Dillinger's short criminal career and the exploits of other outlaws of the time. The eminent twentieth-century historian conducted hundreds of interviews and visited banks, jail cells, and other relevant sites in thirty-four states. Leading up to Dillinger's violent death outside a Chicago movie house, this true-crime story is told with great depth and vivid detail.
