A selected list of the sources used for Defragged History’s deep-dive series about the American gangster John Dillinger.
Books
Alston Purvis, The Vendetta: Special Agent Melvin Purvis, John Dillinger, and Hoover’s FBI in the Age of Gangsters, 2009, New York, PublicAffairs. e-book
Bill Friedman, All Against The Law, The Criminal Activities of the Depression Era Bank Robbers, Mafia, FBI, Politicians, & Cops, 2014, Old School Histories. ebook.
Bryan Burrough, Public Enemies, 2004, New York, Penguin Group USA. e-book.
Dary Matera, John Dillinger, The Life and Death of America’s First Celebrity Criminal, 2005, Carrol & Graf Publishers Inc. Print.
Edward Butts, Running with Dillinger: The Story of Red Hamilton and Other Forgotten Canadian Outlaws, 2008, Toronto, Dundurn. e-book.
Ellen Poulsen and Lori Hyde, Chasing Dillinger, 2018, Jefferson, Exposit. e-book
Elliot J. Gorn, Dillinger’s Wild Ride, The Year tht Made America’s Public Enemy Number One, 2009, New York, Oxford University Press, Inc.
G. Russel Girardin with William J. Helmer, Dillinger: The Untold Story, 1994, Bloomington, IN, Indiana University Press, print.
James R Ashley, The “Dust Bowl” Era Bank Robbers, Vol I: “Bonnie and Clyde”, 2013, Oklahoma City, OK, Smashwords. e-book.
James R Ashley, The “Dust Bowl” Era Bank Robbers, Vol II: “John Dillinger”, 2013, Oklahoma City, OK, Smashwords. e-book.
James R Ashley, The “Dust Bowl” Era Bank Robbers, Vol III: “Baby Face Nelson”, 2013, Oklahoma City, OK, Smashwords. e-book.
James R Ashley, The “Dust Bowl” Era Bank Robbers, Vol IV: “Pretty Boy Floyd”, 2013, Oklahoma City, OK, Smashwords. e-book.
Jeffrey S. King, The Life and Death of Pretty Boy Floyd, 2013, Kent, Ohio, Kent State University Press. e-book.
John Gilmore, On the Run with Bonnie & Clyde, 2013, Gardena, CA, Amok Books. e-book.
John Toland, Dillinger Days, 1963, New York, Da Capo Press. Print.
Rohdri Jeffrey-Jones, The FBI, A History, 2007, New Haven, CT, Yale University Press. e-book.
Robert Grey Reynolds Jr., The Kansas City Massacre Pretty Boy Floyd and the FBI, 2016, Oklahoma City, OK, Smashwords. e-book.
Roger Harrington – John Dillinger: Public Enemy: America’s Most Notorious Gangsters, 2017, Amazon Digital Services LLC – Kdp. e-book.
7ony Stewart – Dillinger: the Hidden Truth – Reloaded, Bloomington, IN, 7ony Stewart Publication. Print.
Articles
American Society of Arms Collectors Bulletin 109:3-17
Rolling Stone Magazine: John Dillinger’s Body Won’t Be Exhumed, After All.
Websites
YouTube
John Dillinger Documentary Part 1 of 3
John Dillinger Documentary Part 2 of 3
John Dillinger Documentary Part 3 of 3
John Dillinger Shot Dead by Federal Agents in Man Trap