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Packed full of information: what you already knew, what you only thought you knew, and what you never even suspected. A good read but dry, occasionally circular and resembling a laundry list of crimes and the many ways the early FBI made themselves look like idiots. Burrough did his research and lays it all out here in Public Enemies, and it's a solid, informative read.
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Dec 08, 2008
Ceci
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I want to read this book before the Michael Mann movie hits the cinemas... It'll be brilliant!!!
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I wanted to finish this book before the movie came out last month, but as it worked out, I didn't even start it until three weeks later. This book pulls together a lot of info on the bank robbers who terrorized/thrilled the country for a year and a half during the worst part of the Great Depression. Although the movie only deals with John Dillinger and his pursuer Melvin Purvis, the book highlights all of the big names from the period: Bonnie and Clyde, Pretty Boy Floyd, Baby Face Nelson & the B
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