Walter Mittelstaedt

Herman Baron Lamm, the Father of Modern Bank Robbery

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Produktbeschreibung

Former Prussian soldier Herman "Baron" Lamm (1890-1930) adapted his military training to a much less noble occupation after moving to America, developing a reputation as one of history's most brilliant and efficient bank robbers. Lamm's time fell between Butch Cassidy and John Dillinger's notorious careers, and Lamm never received the attention of the two famous gunslingers. This first full-length biography promotes Lamm from his supporting role, tracing his criminal exploits and his pioneering use of concepts like "casing" a bank and planning escape routes. Analysis of arrest records finds Lamm's genius as a criminal mastermind much overrated, and a detailed examination of the trial transcript of fellow gang members Walter Detrich and James Clark brings to life Lamm's spectacular downfall.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. November 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 446g
• ISBN-13: 9780786465590
• ISBN-10: 078646559X
• Artikelnr.: 34564882

Autorenporträt

Walter Mittelstaedt is an independent researcher and writer in Bloomington, Illinois. His work has been published in True West.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments      viii
Preface     
An Unarmed Prologue     
I. Materials for a Death     
II. Minions of the Moon: St. Bernice, 1924     
III. Easy Money: Milwaukee, December 8, 1924     
IV. "We always had our eyes open": Of Hooligans and Vigilance     
V. Under the Radar at Winston-Salem     
VI. Death Comes to Lafayette     
VII. The Simple Art of Bank Robbery-Frankfort, Indiana, December 3,
1930     
VIII. Clinton; or, The Wheels of Chance     
IX. "You're out of luck"     
X. After "the most thrilling manhunt ever staged in this part of the
country"     
XI. The State of Indiana vs. Walter E. Detrich and James Clark, Alias
William M. Long     
XII. Tell the Jury What, If Anything, Happened Then: The Witnesses
Speak     
XIII. The Greatest Escape     
XIV. Laid at His Doorstep     
XV. Who Else?     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index