{"product_id":"dillinger-anniversary-edition-the-untold-story-9780253221100","title":"Dillinger, Anniversary Edition: The Untold Story","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile researching a book on Depression-era outlaws, \u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e editor William J. Helmer stumbled upon a 600-page manuscript on John Dillinger. Written in the 1930s by G. Russell Girardin but never published, \u003ci\u003eDillinger: The Untold Story\u003c\/i\u003e is a captivating and revealing account of Dillinger's life and crimes, based in part on information given to Girardin by the outlaw's lawyer, Louis Piquett, shortly after Dillinger's death. Though a series of articles written by Girardin and Piquett appeared in various newspapers at the time, the manuscript continued to yellow on the shelf for half a century until Helmer met Girardin and agreed to help get it published. This anniversary edition is filled with more illustrations and new information from FBI files and other sources, making it a rich and authentic slice of American history and a feast for true crime buffs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eG. Russell Girardin had a successful career as the head of an advertising agency. He died mere months after showing William J. Helmer the long-forgotten manuscript on Dillinger.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilliam J. Helmer is author of \u003ci\u003eThe Gun That Made the Twenties Roar\u003c\/i\u003e and other books on the gangland era. He lives in Boerne, Texas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRick Mattix is author (with William J. Helmer) of \u003ci\u003ePublic Enemies: America's Criminal Past, 1919-1940.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in Bussey, Iowa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50844189950226,"sku":"9780253221100","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4c26a939-4606-47de-bb53-df61376671eb.jpg?v=1737313681","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dillinger-anniversary-edition-the-untold-story-9780253221100","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}