Dillinger's Wild Ride: The Year That Made America's Public Enemy Number One
- ISBN-10
- 0199769168
- ISBN-13
- 9780199769162
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 272
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-09-29
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- Elliott J. Gorn
Description
Presents an account of the activities of the Dillinger gang in 1933 and 1934 when they robbed over a dozen banks.
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