Kill Crazy Gang: The Crimes of the Lewis-Jones Gang
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| Rating | : | 4.86 (849 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0615660428 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 186 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-18 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Kill-crazy Gang: The Crimes of the Lewis-Jones Gang is about the violent Lewis-Jones gang of the 1910s. One lawman wrote, "the crimson records of the Lewis Boys gang easily over matched all the rest.". Among the colorful criminals were Dale Jones, a cross-dresser, Eva Lewis, a beautiful young singer and dancer, and Mattie Howard, "the girl with the agate eyes and the smile of death," who was said to have had ten sweethearts of hers who had died. They came out of Oklahoma to rob banks and trains and steal cars. It is said they killed twenty-one lawmen and maimed a dozen more before the law finally wiped them out. One of the first gangs to use the automobile, it was the forerunner of the major bandit gangs of the 1930s
. The author of The Life and Death of Pretty Boy Floyd and The Rise and Fall of the Dillinger Gang, he lives in Washington, D. About the Author Jeffery S. King was a reference librarian at the U. S. Publlic Library for twenty-seven years. C. C. Bureau of the Census and the Washington, D
C. S. The author of The Life and Death of Pretty Boy Floyd and The Rise and Fall of the Dillinger Gang, he lives in Washington, D. . C. King was a reference librarian at the U. Jeffery S. Publlic Library for twenty-seven years. Bureau of the Census and the Washington, D
Possibly the earliest motorized bandits and their story Jeff King is to be commended for tackling a topic and a story that doesn't have the popular appeal of the subjects of his previous books. He brings to this story the solid research skills that he exhibited in his books about Pretty Boy Floyd and the Dillinger Gang. The Lewis-Jones gang members were "motorized gangsters" of an earlier era, the era predating World War 1 and Prohibition. His. Hing Chan said Amazing. This book is 17Amazing Hing Chan This book is 174 pages of action and backstory. It is an exhilarating story about the Lewis-Jones Gang and there well planned stick -ups and crimes. I loved the book and it was worth every penny. It would be a great gift.. pages of action and backstory. It is an exhilarating story about the Lewis-Jones Gang and there well planned stick -ups and crimes. I loved the book and it was worth every penny. It would be a great gift.. "Five Stars" according to jeffrey w. kirschner. very informative and explained the time and place well.