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The Life and Death of Pretty Boy Floyd
Jeffery S King
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Paperback. Charles Arthur Floyd was involved in numerous bank-robbing exploits across the Midwest until federal agents and local police shot him down in Ohio on October 22, 1934. This volume gives a detailed account of his life, crimes and death, making extensive use of FBI reports, and government records. Num Pages: 272 pages, 18 halftones, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; HBLW; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
Charles Arthur Floyd, better known as Pretty Boy Floyd (1904–1934), was one of the last of the so-called Robin Hood outlaws in the tradition of Jesse James, Billy the Kid, and John Dillinger. He engaged in numerous bank-robbing exploits across the Midwest until federal agents and local police shot him down near East Liverpool, Ohio, on October 22, 1934—a feat which helped build the image of the modern FBI. This detailed account of his life, crimes, and death makes extensive use of FBI reports, government records, local newspapers, and contemporary journalistic accounts. Neither highly intelligent nor polished, Floyd relied on ... Read more
Charles Arthur Floyd, better known as Pretty Boy Floyd (1904–1934), was one of the last of the so-called Robin Hood outlaws in the tradition of Jesse James, Billy the Kid, and John Dillinger. He engaged in numerous bank-robbing exploits across the Midwest until federal agents and local police shot him down near East Liverpool, Ohio, on October 22, 1934—a feat which helped build the image of the modern FBI. This detailed account of his life, crimes, and death makes extensive use of FBI reports, government records, local newspapers, and contemporary journalistic accounts. Neither highly intelligent nor polished, Floyd relied on ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Kent State University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Kent, OH, United States
ISBN
9780873386500
SKU
V9780873386500
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