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

In Public Enemies, historian and acclaimed crime writer William Helmer introduces every major gangster and outlaw of the Roaring Twenties and Depression Thirties, offering complete accounts of their lives and often-violent deaths, and revealing the sometimes sordid truth behind the many legends that grew up around them. Packed with chilling period photographs, this book features contemporary news accounts of major events and startling quotes from Capone, Dillinger, and many others.