The Alvin Karpis Story by Alvin Karpis

The Alvin Karpis Story by Alvin Karpis
US$50.00

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good/Good-. 1971. Coward, McGann & Geoghan. 1st Edition. Illustrated.

The Alvin Karpis Story is an autobiographical account of the life of Alvin Karpis, a notorious gangster from the 1930s, detailing his involvement with the Barker-Karpis gang, his crimes, and his eventual capture by J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI. Published in 1971, the book offers a firsthand perspective on the Depression-era gang violence and the "desperado" era of American history.

Very good interior, dust jacket has some where including tear along spine