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The vendetta : FBI hero Melvin Purvis's war against crime, and J. Edgar Hoover's war against him /
In The 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. Purvis's successes led FBI b...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Public Affairs,
©2005.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In The 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. Purvis's successes led FBI boss J. Edgar Hoover to grow increasingly jealous, to the point where he vowed to bring down Purvis. Hoover smeared Purvis'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 g. |
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| Notas: | Includes index. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 363 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9780786746668 0786746661 9781586487416 1586487418 1586483013 9781586483012 |