The Life and Death of Pretty Boy Floyd

Charles Arthur Floyd, aka Pretty Boy Floyd (1904-1934) was one of the last of the 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.In this biography, Jeffery S. King addresses many of the questions still surrounding Floyd, such as whether he had contact with other notorious outlaws of the period, including Dillinger, Alvin Karpis, and Bonnie and Clyde, and whether he was executed by the FBI. He also links Floyd to the infamous Kansas City Massacre. Notable are King's assessments of the effectiveness of the FBI and of J. Edgar Hoover's talent for self-promotion.

Summary

Charles Arthur Floyd was involved in numerous bank-robbing exploits across the Midwest until federal agents and local police shot him down in Ohio on October 22, 1934. This volume gives a detailed account of his life, crimes and death, making extensive use of FBI reports, and government records.

Product details

• Authors: Jeffery S King, Jeffery S. King
• Publisher: The Kent State University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.1998
• EAN: 9780873386500
• ISBN: 978-0-87338-650-0
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 229 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 390 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Criminals & Outlaws, Biography / Autobiography