Bjorkman Timothy W. Verne Sankey: America`s First Public Enemy 9780806155913

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Автор: Bjorkman Timothy W.
Название: Verne Sankey: America`s First Public Enemy
ISBN: 9780806155913
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Биографии: общее жизнеописание

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ISBN-10: 0806155914
Обложка/Формат: Paperback
Страницы: 288
Вес: 0.43 кг.
Дата издания: 19.10.2016
Язык: English
Иллюстрации: 19 black & white illustrations
Размер: 229 x 152 x 18
Подзаголовок: America`s first public enemy
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Поставляется из: Англии
Описание: In late January of 1934, as authorities delivered John Dillinger to an Indiana jail, the United States Justice Department announced, for the first time, that the Federal Bureau of Investigation had just captured Americas Public Enemy No. 1. It was not Dillinger the Justice Department was referring to, but an affable railroader turned outlaw, Verne Sankey. Now Timothy W. Bjorkman has written the first full-length biography of this overlooked criminal, relating how a South Dakota family man became a bootlegger, a bank robber, and eventually, a kidnapper whose deeds heralded a nationwide crime spree.In the early days of Prohibition, Sankey, then a locomotive engineer, was drawn to the easy money he could make bootlegging. When crime syndicates monopolized the trade and Prohibitions end was in sight, he turned to the occasional bank robbery and eventually to a ransom scheme. In tracing the life of Sankey - and his demure wife, Fern - Bjorkman depicts a good-natured man, friendly neighbor, and gentleman rumrunner catering to the banker and broker trade. He also explores Sankeys motivations, his identification as Americas first Public Enemy, and his ultimate descent into oblivion.Verne Sankey: Americas First Public Enemy is a riveting narrative set amid the Great Depression. Bjorkmans research painstakingly reveals the life of Verne Sankey and his times, delving into the intriguing story of the family of his kidnapping victim, Charles Boettcher II, and the stark contrast between wealth and poverty during some of Americas most harrowing days.
Дополнительное описание: Biography: general

Verne Sankey: America`s First Public Enemy, Bjorkman Timothy W.