Download or read book Dillinger and Youngblood's Wooden Gun written by D. Gordon Franks and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-09-07 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1934 America's first Public Enemy #1, John Dillinger escaped from a heavily fortified jail without firing a single shot armed with a wooden gun. This book offers a bold fresh look at the infamous wooden gun and introduces you to the man who carved it. Did Dillinger have the last laugh at the expense of J. Edgar Hoover and his FBI? This is one story the FBI would like left untold. Was Dillinger really killed at the Biograph Theater? What famous Nazi played a part in this story? Was Hoover gay? Why did he protect the mob? These questions and more answered in this tome. Based on a true story.