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The Ballad of Ben and Stella Mae: Great Plains Outlaws Who Became FBI Public Enemies Nos. 1 and 2

The Ballad of Ben and Stella Mae: Great Plains Outlaws Who Became FBI Public Enemies Nos. 1 and 2 - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Matthew CecilPublish date:2016-09-12Pages:184
Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KansasISBN-13:9780700623242ISBN-10:700623248UPC:9780700623242Book Category:True Crime, History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Law EnforcementBook Topic:20th CenturySize:9.20 x 6.30 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SC6WAE221C

The Ballad of Ben and Stella Mae: Great Plains Outlaws Who Became FBI Public Enemies Nos. 1 and 2

On August 25, 1938, twenty-five-year-old Ben Dickson and his fifteen-year-old wife Stella Mae robbed the Corn Exchange Bank in Elkton, South Dakota, making off with $2,187.64. Two months later they hit a bank in nearby Brookings for $17,593--after waiting two hours for the vault's time-lock to open while the bank's manager went on processing loans for customers. Unfortunately for these two...
Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KansasISBN-13:9780700623242ISBN-10:700623248UPC:9780700623242Book Category:True Crime, History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Law EnforcementBook Topic:20th CenturySize:9.20 x 6.30 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SC6WAE221C
Cecil, Matthew: - Matthew Cecil is Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities, Minnesota State University, Mankato. He is the author of Hoover's FBI and the Fourth Estate: The Campaign to Control the Press and the Bureau's Image, also from Kansas.
Publisher: University Press of Kansas

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