Life and Death of Pretty Boy Floyd
Author | : Jeffery S. King |
Publisher | : Kent State University Press |
Total Pages | : 278 |
Release | : 1998 |
ISBN-10 | : 0873386507 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780873386500 |
Rating | : 4/5 (07 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Life and Death of Pretty Boy Floyd by : Jeffery S. King
Download or read book Life and Death of Pretty Boy Floyd written by Jeffery S. King and published by Kent State University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charles Arthur Floyd, aka Pretty Boy Floyd (1904-1934), was one of the last so-called Robin Hood outlaws. He engaged in numerous bank-robbing exploits across the Midwest until federal agents and local police shot him down near East Liverpool, Ohio, on October 22, 1934. This detailed account of his life, crimes and death makes extensive use of FBI reports, government records, local newspapers and contemporary journalistic accounts.