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6%OFFG. Russell Girardin - Dillinger, Anniversary Edition: The Untold Story - 9780253221100 - V9780253221100
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Dillinger, Anniversary Edition: The Untold Story

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Description for Dillinger, Anniversary Edition: The Untold Story Paperback.

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 ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
468
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253221100
SKU
V9780253221100
Shipping Time
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About G. Russell Girardin
G. Russell Girardin had a successful career as the head of an advertising agency. He died mere months after showing William J. Helmer the long-forgotten manuscript on Dillinger. William J. Helmer is author of The Gun That Made the Twenties Roar and other books on the gangland era. He lives in Boerne, Texas. Rick Mattix is author (with ... Read more

Reviews for Dillinger, Anniversary Edition: The Untold Story
. . . Girardin's book is a fantastic read.
therumpus.net
. . . a wild ride through one of the most fascinating periods in American criminal history.
Chicago Tribune
. . . the first comprehensive overview of Dillinger's betrayal and killing. . . . A fascinating addition to the true-crime shelf.
Digby Diehl
Playboy ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Dillinger, Anniversary Edition: The Untold Story


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