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Original Title:	Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34
ISBN:	0143035371 (ISBN13: 9780143035374)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	J. Edgar Hoover, Bonnie Parker, Clyde Barrow, John Dillinger, Melvin Purvis, Baby Face Nelson, Pretty Boy Floyd, American Law Enforcement
Setting:	Chicago, Illinois,1934(United States)

Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34

Bryan Burrough

Paperback | Pages: 640 pages

Rating: 3.96 | 5198 Users | 485 Reviews

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Title	:	Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34
Author	:	Bryan Burrough
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 640 pages
Published	:	June 28th 2005 by Penguin Books (first published July 15th 2004)
Categories	:	History. Nonfiction. Crime. True Crime. Mystery. North American Hi.... American History. Biography. Historical

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In Public Enemies, bestselling author Bryan Burrough strips away the thick layer of myths put out by J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI to tell the full story—for the first time—of the most spectacular crime wave in American history, the two-year battle between the young Hoover and the assortment of criminals who became national icons: John Dillinger, Machine Gun Kelly, Bonnie and Clyde, Baby Face Nelson, Pretty Boy Floyd, and the Barkers. In an epic feat of storytelling and drawing on a remarkable amount of newly available material on all the major figures involved, Burrough reveals a web of interconnections within the vast American underworld and demonstrates how Hoover’s G-men overcame their early fumbles to secure the FBI’s rise to power.

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It took a little while to get into this. The audio narrator has a rather flat voice and at first, it just seems like a litany of names. But once you get familiar with all the people he's talking about, his flat voice works for the content - makes it very "film noir." Overall, a well-done discussion of the truth about some of the gangsters of the era, and the struggles within the FBI to get off the ground and be effective as a law enforcement agency. Gets a little bogged down by details at

I recommend this book.It is an enjoyable read for any adult or young adult. In particular it is of interest to readers of suspense, true crime, American History, the Great Depression/Dust Bowl, and the forming of the FBI. The writing is very good. The reader feels immersed in the worlds of John Nash, Machine Gun Kelly, John Dillinger, Bonnie and Clyde, and the Barker Gang.The research is airtight. The author retells significant events (the Kansas City Massacre, the Hunt for John Dillinger,etc.)

Utterly fascinating!

So much gangsta crime the year this book covers! I had no idea. The country was in the grip of the Great Depression and these various criminals took matters into their own hands to seek money and fame across American. Hoover was on the case and his newly assigned G men were a tad Keystone for awhile. This is the story

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4.5 rounded up . A good read . Very well researched .

Very interesting history of the early FBI and crime wave of the early 1930's. This one had been sitting on my shelf for years before I found the time to read it - it is long, but worth the effort. That period of time had a few high profile criminals - John Dillinger, Babyface Nelson, Bonnie and Clyde, the Barker gang, and there were lots of bank robberies and kidnappings by these and less well-known criminals. Why did this happen? One reason was new technology - the automobile and machine gun