{"product_id":"the-life-and-death-of-pretty-boy-floyd-9780873385824","title":"The Life and Death of Pretty Boy Floyd","description":"\u003cp\u003eCharles Arthur Floyd  better known as Pretty Boy Floyd (1904-1934)  was one of the last of the so-called Robin Hood outlaws in the tradition of Jesse James  Billy the Kid  and John Dillinger. 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  a feat which helped build the image of the modern FBI. 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. Particularly notable are Kings assessments of the effectiveness of the FBI and of J. Edgar Hoovers talent for self promotion.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45651830439989,"sku":"ByrdShop_0873385829","price":153.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780873385824.jpg?v=1781841642","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-life-and-death-of-pretty-boy-floyd-9780873385824","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}