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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherArcadia Publishing
ISBN-101467146226
ISBN-139781467146227
eBay Product ID (ePID)11050083038
Product Key Features
Book TitleAlvin Karpis and the Barker Gang in Minnesota
Number of Pages168 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMurder / General, White Collar Crime, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi)
Publication Year2020
IllustratorYes
GenreTrue Crime, History
AuthorCynthia Schreiner Smith, Deborah Frethem
Book SeriesTrue Crime Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight0.7 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2020-938500
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal977.605
SynopsisFrom their home base in Minnesota, the Karpis-Barker Gang cut a swath of crime and terror across the Midwest in the early 1930s. They kidnapped two important businessmen and held them for exorbitant ransoms. They stole payrolls and robbed banks as the bullets flew. Corrupt police and wily crime bosses helped Alvin Karpis and the Barker brothers Freddie and Doc every step of the way. Who were these men and women? What made them into killers and kidnappers? How did their reckless lifestyles lead to their downfall? From Ma Barker to Volney Davis to Edna Murray the Kissing Bandit, authors Deborah Frethem and Cynthia Schreiner Smith delve into the crimes, personalities and motivations of one of the most successful and infamous gangs in American history.