Vendetta Special Agent Melvin Purvis, John Dillinger, and Hoover's FBI in the Age of Gangsters

Name: Vendetta Special Agent Melvin Purvis, John Dillinger, and Hoover's FBI in the Age of Gangsters
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ISBN: 9781586487416

ISBN-10: 1586487418

ISBN-13: 9781586487416

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Authors: Alston Purvis, Alex Tresniowski

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InThe Vendetta, author Alston Purvis recounts the story of his father, Melvin Purvis, the iconic G-man and public hero made famous by his remarkable sweep of the great Public Enemies of the American Depression-John Dillinger; Pretty Boy Floyd, and Baby Face Nelson. Purvisrsquo;s successes led FBI boss J. Edgar Hoover to grow increasingly jealous, to the point where he vowed to bring down Purvis. Hoover smeared Purvisrsquo;s reputation, and tried to erase his name from all records of the FBI's greatest triumphs. This book sets the record straight, and provides a grippingly authentic new telling of the gangster era, seen from the perspective of the pursuers.

Book details

List price: $24.99
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Publication date: 5/5/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 5.55" wide x 8.15" long x 0.94" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English