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Author : Steven Nickel,William J. Helmer
Publisher : Cumberland House Publishing
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1581822723
Using new information that comes from the formerly classified files of the FBI, this book tells the full story of the remarkable criminal career of Baby Face Nelson. Illustrations.
Author : United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Publisher : Filibust
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2007-12
Category : Criminals
ISBN : 1599862417
Baby Face Nelson: The FBI Files contains the actual original and declassified criminal investigation files related to Baby Face Nelson. The Federal Bureau of Investigations created these documents as a part of an investigation into the 1934 robbery of the Peoples Savings Bank in Grand Haven, Michigan. This publication is being published and made available now for the first time in a paperback book edition for those interested in the history of Baby Face Nelson (aka Lester Joseph Gillis, aka George Nelson) and also for those who enjoy reading about historical American bank robbers.
Author : Charles River Charles River Editors
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1986038122
*Comprehensively covers Baby Face Nelson's most notorious shootouts and robberies, his relationship with John Dillinger, and the fatal Battle of Barrington. *Includes pictures of Baby Face Nelson and important people and places in his life. *Includes a Bibliography for further reading. "He had a baby face. He was good looking, hardly more than a boy, had dark hair and was wearing a gray topcoat and a brown felt hat, turned down brim." -The wife of Chicago Mayor Big Bill Thompson describing the man who attacked her and stole her jewelry in October 1930. America has always preferred heroes who weren't clean cut, an informal ode to the rugged individualism and pioneering spirit that defined the nation in previous centuries. The early 19th century saw the glorification of frontier folk heroes like Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone. After the Civil War, the outlaws of the West were more popular than the marshals, with Jesse James and Billy the Kid finding their way into dime novels. And at the height of the Great Depression in the 1930s, there were the "public enemies," common criminals and cold blooded murderers elevated to the level of folk heroes by a public frustrated with their own inability to make a living honestly. The man who became Public Enemy Number One after the deaths of John Dillinger and Pretty Boy Floyd was Lester Joseph Gillis, whose alias "George Nelson" eventually gave way to the nickname "Baby Face Nelson." Despite the almost playfully innocent nickname, and the fact that he was not as notorious as two of his partners in crime, Dillinger and Floyd, Baby Face Nelson was the worst of them all. In an era where the outlaws were glorified as Robin Hood types, Baby Face was a merciless outlier who pulled triggers almost as fast as he lost his temper. By the time fate caught up with Baby Face Nelson in November 1934 at the "Battle of Barrington," a shootout that left his body riddled with nearly 20 bullet holes, he was believed to have been responsible for the deaths of more FBI agents than anybody else in American history. It was a distinction he would have appreciated; during one bank robbery, Baby Face Nelson gleefully screamed "I got one!" after shooting police officer Hale Keith several times. Due to his association with Dillinger and his own crime spree, Baby Face Nelson became a fixture of pop culture and was the main character in a few Hollywood films two decades after his death. Though he is not remembered as colorfully as Dillinger or Bonnie and Clyde, he is often remembered paradoxically as being a devoted family man who even had his wife and children on the run with him. American Outlaws: The Life and Legacy of Baby Face Nelson looks at the life and crime of the famous outlaw, but it also humanizes him and examines his lasting legacy. Along with pictures of Baby Face Nelson and important people, places, and events in his life, you will learn about the infamous public enemy like you never have before, in no time at all.
Author : Bryan Burrough
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2009-04-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781101032749
In Public Enemies, bestselling author Bryan Burrough strips away the thick layer of myths put out by J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI to tell the full story—for the first time—of the most spectacular crime wave in American history, the two-year battle between the young Hoover and the 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 and drawing on a remarkable amount of newly available material on all the major figures involved, Burrough reveals a web of interconnections within the vast American underworld and demonstrates how Hoover’s G-men overcame their early fumbles to secure the FBI’s rise to power.
Author : Sue L. Hamilton
Publisher : Abdo Group
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1989-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 093917961X
An account of the bank robberies and killings by "Baby Face" Nelson and his gang, and his death by an FBI agent.
Author : W. Cleon Skousen
Publisher : Izzard Ink
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-25
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781630720599
Be the FBI Agent in training under J. Edgar Hoover and run the gauntlet of Machine Gun Kelly, Baby Face Nelson and the Barker Karpis Gang. Step back into downtown Chicago of the 1930s and retrace the steps of some of America’s most notorious mobsters. True Stories from the Files of the FBI was written by W. Cleon Skousen under the direct supervision of Mr. Hoover himself. These first-hand accounts of actual "do or die" situations were used for decades to train thousands of FBI agents. In this riveting retelling of “G-men” arresting or killing perpetrators of the country’s most violent crimes, learn how the investigations led to clues for the Charles Lindbergh kidnapping case, the Kansas City Massacre, the raids by John Herbert Dillinger and his gang, “Killer” Kinnie Wagner's murder spree, and more. Reviews “True Stories from the Files of the FBI captures the history of landmark criminal cases with riveting, quick-read storytelling--a must for every crime reader's most wanted book list.” --Mark Singer, Founder of Chicago Crime Tours “True Stories from the Files of the FBI is an amazing book to read. A lot of history, a lot of detail, a lot to learn.” --Michael J. Thompson, AML
Author : George Russell Girardin,William J. Helmer
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2004-12-31
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0253216338
The inside story of one of America's most notorious criminals
Author : Alston Purvis
Publisher : PublicAffairs
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2009-05-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780786746668
In The Vendetta, author Alston Purvis recounts the story of his father, Melvin Purvis, the iconic G-man and public hero made famous by his remarkable sweep of the great Public Enemies of the American Depression—John Dillinger; Pretty Boy Floyd, and Baby Face Nelson. Purvis’s successes led FBI boss J. Edgar Hoover to grow increasingly jealous, to the point where he vowed to bring down Purvis. Hoover smeared Purvis’s reputation, and tried to erase his name from all records of the FBI's greatest triumphs. This book sets the record straight, and provides a grippingly authentic new telling of the gangster era, seen from the perspective of the pursuers.
Author : Charles River Charles River Editors
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2013-08-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1492229601
*Covers the lives, crimes, and deaths of the Public Enemies. *Explains the legends and myths surrounding all of the public enemies in an attempt to separate fact from fiction. *Includes pictures of important people, places, and events. *Includes Bibliographies for further reading. America has always preferred heroes who weren't clean cut, an informal ode to the rugged individualism and pioneering spirit that defined the nation in previous centuries. The early 19th century saw the glorification of frontier folk heroes like Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone. After the Civil War, the outlaws of the West were more popular than the marshals, with Jesse James and Billy the Kid finding their way into dime novels. And at the height of the Great Depression in the 1930s, there were the "public enemies", common criminals and cold blooded murderers elevated to the level of folk heroes by a public frustrated with their own inability to make a living honestly. In 1933, the Chicago Crime Commission designated the first Public Enemy, and the most famous of them all. Despite his organized crime spree during the '20s, Al Capone was a popular figure in Chicago, viewed by many as a Robin Hood because he took pains to make charitable donations to the city. At the same time, he bribed government officials and cops, ensuring they looked the other way despite his violent ways of doing business. Throughout the decade, Capone was often out in public, despite several attempts on his life, and the gang war between Al Capone and Bugs Moran was well known and even celebrated to an extent. Even to this day, Chicago's gangster past is viewed as part of the city's lore, and tours of the most famous spots in Chicago's gang history are available across the city. Eventually, J. Edgar Hoover's FBI appropriated the term "Public Enemy" and applied it to outlaws like John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, and Bonnie and Clyde. Two months after Franklin D. Roosevelt's inauguration in 1933, a petty thief who had spent almost a decade behind bars for attempted theft and aggravated assault was released from jail. By the end of the year, that man, John Dillinger, would be America's most famous outlaw: Public Enemy Number One. From the time of his first documented heist in early July 1933, until his dramatic death in late July of the following year, he would capture the nation's attention and imagination as had no other outlaw since Jesse James. The man who became Public Enemy Number One after the deaths of John Dillinger and Pretty Boy Floyd was Baby Face Nelson, who ran with Dillinger in 1934. Baby Face was a merciless outlier who pulled triggers almost as fast as he lost his temper. By the time fate caught up with Baby Face Nelson in November 1934 at the "Battle of Barrington", a shootout that left his body riddled with nearly 20 bullet holes, he was believed to have been responsible for the deaths of more FBI agents than anybody else in American history. There was no shortage of well known public enemies like John Dillinger and Baby Face Nelson, but none fascinated the American public as much as Bonnie and Clyde. While the duo and their Barrow Gang were no more murderous than other outlaws of the era, the duo's romantic relationship and the discovery of photographs at one of their hideouts added a more human dimension to Bonnie and Clyde, even as they were gunning down civilians and cops alike. When Bonnie and Clyde were finally cornered and killed in a controversial encounter with police, a fate they shared with many other outlaws of the period, their reputations were cemented. Public Enemies chronicles the lives, legends, and legacies of America's most famous public enemies. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about Capone, Dillinger, Baby Face, and Bonnie & Clyde like never before.
Author : R. Barri Flowers,H. Loraine Flowers
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0786420758
From the assassination of President William McKinley on September 6, 1901, to the mass killing at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999, the 20th century saw many murderous events that are difficult to contemplate but have become a part of the national history. This reference book is divided into three parts. Part One, arranged chronologically, details 53 of the most famous murder cases of the 20th century in the United States. In Part Two, over 300 entries (alphabetically arranged by criminal) provide descriptions of crimes and are subdivided into male, female, and juvenile murderers; pair and group murderers; hate crime murderers; and school killings. Part Three features crime events related to over 40 selected victims. Cross references guide the reader to additional information. An index is included.
Author : Elliott J. Gorn
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2011-09-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780199769162
Presents an account of the activities of the Dillinger gang in 1933 and 1934 when they robbed over a dozen banks.
Author : Tony Stewart
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781365760372
Author : Fred Rosen
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 9781438129853
Traces the history of crime and punishment from American Colonial times to present day, listing in alphabetical order the states in which the crimes were committed, who committed them and what the punishment was.
Author : Eric Dregni
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781402739088
Author : Alvin Karpis,Bill Trent
Publisher : New York : Coward, McCann & Geoghegan
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : History
ISBN : 4871873331
"Alvin Karpis was released from prison in December, 1968, on extradition parole to Canada, having served thirty-three years of a life sentence he received for the kidnapping of William Hamm, Jr., of the Hamm Breweries in Minneapolis-St. Paul. Over a period of a year, Karpis (with co-author Bill Trent), taped his vivid memories of a remarkable life in thirties crime, of his friendships with the pantheon of professional criminals, and of his prolonged pursuit by J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI."--Page [4 of cover].