| Description |
x, 383 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Woman with gun -- Get girls bandit dead or alive -- Mystery of the bobbed-haired bandit -- Gunmiss, roused, shoots man -- Child of misfortune -- End of a thriller. |
| Summary |
NYU Press has put out a page-turner, and this one's a gem. Transforms a lurid front page news story into a fascinating window through which we learn about so many of the social, cultural, and moral issues that were reshaping the face of America in the 1920s. Rarely does a vivid close-up portrait offer readers such a broad and informative historical perspective. This is a wonderfully accessible introduction to the history and culture of the 1920s enlivened by multiple perspectives from which police, newspaper reporters, and the central figures understood unfolding events. Brilliantly written, the book fascinated, amused, and gripped me throughout-like a good mystery it even had a surprise twist or two at the end. |
| Subject |
Cooney, Celia, 1904-1992.
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Cooney, Edward, 1899-1936.
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Brigands and robbers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
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Robbery -- New York (State) -- New York.
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| Added Author |
Mattson, Andrew.
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| ISBN |
0814719805 cloth alkaline paper |
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9780814719800 cloth alkaline paper |
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