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Charles Arthur Floyd, better known as Pretty Boy Floyd (1904-1934), was one of the previous of the so-called Robin Hood outlaws in the custom of Jesse Wayne, Billy the Kid, and John Dillinger. He engaged in numerous bank-robbing exploits across the Midwest until national agencies and local law enforcement shot him down near East Liverpool, Ohio, on October 22, 1934 - a feat which helped build the image of the present day FBI. This detailed bank account of his life, offences, and fatality makes intensive use of FBI studies, government information, local newspaper publishers, and modern-day journalistic accounts. Neither highly intelligent nor polished, Floyd relied on his cool demeanor, shrewd cunning, and expert gun-handling capacity, but he was also considered by those who realized him to be ample and honest. During the depression, many people observed banks as opponents and Floyd as a hero, and helped display screen him from the authorities. Once he kept a large contribution at an Oklahoma chapel - and no-one reported his visit. He was known to drop in at country dances, dance with the prettiest young girls, and pay the fiddler well. One history boasts that he maintained a rural college in gasoline one winter. He went to chapel regularly, even during intense manhunts, and been to his father's grave each Memorial Day, regardless of the risk of get. With this biography, Jeffery S. King addresses lots of the questions still encompassing Floyd, such as whether he had contact with other notorious outlaws of the time, including Dillinger, Alvin Karpis, and Bonnie and Clyde, and whether he was performed by the FBI. He also links Floyd to the infamous Kansas City Massacre. Specifically distinctive are King's assessments of the potency of the FBI and of J. Edgar Hoover's ability for self advertising. Jeffery S. King is a freelance copy writer and retired reference librarian. His articles have came out in Lincoln Herald, Sepia, and Utah Historical Quarterly. The reserve is published with the Kent State College or university Press.

Category: Crime & Criminals