Machine Gun Kellys Last Stand by Stanley Hamilton (2003 Hardcover) *See Descrip*
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
ISBN-10
0700612475
ISBN-13
9780700612475
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2436481
Product Key Features
Book Title
Machine Gun Kelly's Last Stand
Number of Pages
248 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2003
Topic
United States / 20th Century, Popular Culture, General, Law Enforcement, Criminals & Outlaws, Criminology
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, True Crime, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
19.2 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2002-154124
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"Hamilton's thorough research and electric narrative style illuminate George 'Machine Gun' Kelly's sensational criminal career and the untold tale of his subsequent incarceration. In telling Kelly's story, Hamilton also tells the story of his victim, Charles Urschel, and adds an important chapter to the history of kidnapping in the United States."-- Claire Potter , author of War on Crime: Bandits, G-Men, and the Politics of Mass Culture "Hamilton's authoritative account of the 'Machine Gun' Kelly case offers a fascinating insight into the 'gangster era' of the early '30s and the operations of the FBI. His research is impeccable and his book a terrific read."-- Lee Grieveson , coeditor of Mob Culture: Essays on the American Gangster Film, Hamiltons thorough research and electric narrative style illuminate George Machine GunKellys sensational criminal career and the untold tale of his subsequent incarceration. In telling Kellys story, Hamilton also tells the story of his victim, Charles Urschel, and adds an important chapter to the history of kidnapping in the United States.Claire Potter , author of War on Crime: Bandits, G-Men, and the Politics of Mass Culture Hamiltons authoritative account of the Machine GunKelly case offers a fascinating insight into the gangster eraof the early 30s and the operations of the FBI. His research is impeccable and his book a terrific read.Lee Grieveson , coeditor of Mob Culture: Essays on the American Gangster Film, "Hamilton's thorough research and electric narrative style illuminate George 'Machine Gun' Kelly's sensational criminal career and the untold tale of his subsequent incarceration. In telling Kelly's story, Hamilton also tells the story of his victim, Charles Urschel, and adds an important chapter to the history of kidnapping in the United States."- Claire Potter , author of War on Crime: Bandits, G-Men, and the Politics of Mass Culture "Hamilton's authoritative account of the 'Machine Gun' Kelly case offers a fascinating insight into the 'gangster era' of the early '30s and the operations of the FBI. His research is impeccable and his book a terrific read."- Lee Grieveson , coeditor of Mob Culture: Essays on the American Gangster Film, Hamilton's thorough research and electric narrative style illuminate George 'Machine Gun' Kelly's sensational criminal career and the untold tale of his subsequent incarceration. In telling Kelly's story, Hamilton also tells the story of his victim, Charles Urschel, and adds an important chapter to the history of kidnapping in the United States.-- Claire Potter , author of War on Crime: Bandits, G-Men, and the Politics of Mass Culture Hamilton's authoritative account of the 'Machine Gun' Kelly case offers a fascinating insight into the 'gangster era' of the early '30s and the operations of the FBI. His research is impeccable and his book a terrific read.-- Lee Grieveson , coeditor of Mob Culture: Essays on the American Gangster Film, "Hamilton dramatizes the central facts of the case in detail redolent of the period. Entertainment for true-crime buffs."-- Booklist "This well-paced book . . . offers societal context, personal histories, and two trials, as well as a complex crime examined from start to finish. . . . It should earn reputable standing in true crime, a competitive genre regularly noted for its terrific new entries. Best of all, Hamilton paints no sympathy for criminals who rain destruction wherever they roam, and he returns to the national memory a resolute family that refused to cower."-- Kansas Alumni Magazine, "Hamilton dramatizes the central facts of the case in detail redolent of the period. Entertainment for true-crime buffs."Booklist "This well-paced book . . . offers societal context, personal histories, and two trials, as well as a complex crime examined from start to finish. . . . It should earn reputable standing in true crime, a competitive genre regularly noted for its terrific new entries. Best of all, Hamilton paints no sympathy for criminals who rain destruction wherever they roam, and he returns to the national memory a resolute family that refused to cower."Kansas Alumni Magazine
Dewey Decimal
364.15/23/092 B
Table Of Content
List of Illustrations Preface 1. Prologue 2. The War against Crime 3. Charles Urschel 4. Ransom Demand 5. Down on the Ranch 6. The (Delayed) Drop 7. The Hunt 8. The Kidnappers 9. The Roundup 10. The Trail and Trial (No. 1) 11. The "Big" Trial 12. Echoes and Reverberations 13. Letters from the "Inside" 14. The Case That Wouldn't End 15. The Other Victim 16. What Happened to . . . Author's Notes Appendix: Documents Bibliography Index
Synopsis
Orchestrated to the sounds of getaway cars and machine guns, the abduction of Oklahoma City businessman Charles Urschel in 1933 was a highly publicized crime in an era when gangsters were folk heroes and kidnapping had become a scourge. The criminals' interstate flight to a desolate hideout in Texas called for federal action, instigating the most intensive manhunt the country had yet seen. It also set in motion a chain of events that would have lasting significance for crime-fighting in America. In an exciting account of that celebrated manhunt, Stanley Hamilton rekindles the spirit of yesterday's newsreels to chronicle the pursuit and capture of George "Machine Gun" Kelly and his wife, Kathryn. Tapping a wealth of newspaper reports, court transcripts, literary accounts, and recollections of participants, he draws readers into the chase and its aftermath, unraveling what was then considered the most compelling crime mystery of the day. Hamilton sets the stage with an overview of the lawlessness of that era and of Kelly's formative years, getting under the skin of a hard-boiled criminal to show us what made Kelly tick. He assembles a cast of larger-than-life characters to weave this tale of true crime, one of the largest of whom was the 38-year-old director of the national police force, J. Edgar Hoover. Hoover had revitalized an ineffective agency whose operatives were still not authorized to carry firearms or make arrests, and when the Urschel case broke, it was Hoover who stepped up to coordinate the manhunt. Hamilton takes readers behind the scenes in Hoover's operation to show how this case was responsible for popularizing the G-man and institutionalizing the FBI, creating the agent-as-hero image that replaced earlier characterizations of blundering foils to glamorous gangsters. ,br>This iconic kidnapping case, breathlessly followed by a fascinated public, was so quickly and effectively concluded that it was largely instrumental in bringing about the end of the Gangster Era in America. Machine Gun Kelly's Last Stand brings that era to life again by providing a fresh look at one of America's most notorious criminals, vividly recreating the times in which he lived and sharing the stories of the people whose lives he touched., Orchestrated to the sounds of getaway cars and machine guns, the abduction of Oklahoma City businessman Charles Urschel in 1933 was a highly publicized crime in an era when gangsters were folk heroes and kidnapping had become a scourge. The criminals' interstate flight to a desolate hideout in Texas called for federal action, instigating the most intensive manhunt the country had yet seen. It also set in motion a chain of events that would have lasting significance for crime-fighting in America. In an exciting account of that celebrated manhunt, Stanley Hamilton rekindles the spirit of yesterday's newsreels to chronicle the pursuit and capture of George "Machine Gun" Kelly and his wife, Kathryn. Tapping a wealth of newspaper reports, court transcripts, literary accounts, and recollections of participants, he draws readers into the chase and its aftermath, unraveling what was then considered the most compelling crime mystery of the day. Hamilton sets the stage with an overview of the lawlessness of that era and of Kelly's formative years, getting under the skin of a hard-boiled criminal to show us what made Kelly tick. He assembles a cast of larger-than-life characters to weave this tale of true crime, one of the largest of whom was the 38-year-old director of the national police force, J. Edgar Hoover. Hoover had revitalized an ineffective agency whose operatives were still not authorized to carry firearms or make arrests, and when the Urschel case broke, it was Hoover who stepped up to coordinate the manhunt. Hamilton takes readers behind the scenes in Hoover's operation to show how this case was responsible for popularizing the G-man and institutionalizing the FBI, creating the agent-as-hero image that replaced earlier characterizations of blundering foils to glamorous gangsters. , br>This iconic kidnapping case, breathlessly followed by a fascinated public, was so quickly and effectively concluded that it was largely instrumental in bringing about the end of the Gangster Era in America. Machine Gun Kelly's Last Stand brings that era to life again by providing a fresh look at one of America's most notorious criminals, vividly recreating the times in which he lived and sharing the stories of the people whose lives he touched.
LC Classification Number
HV6248.K414H34 2003
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