Wanted Women: An American Obsession in the Reign of J. Edgar Hoover

by Mary Elizabeth Strunk

The iconic photo of Bonnie Parker--cigar clenched in jaw, pistol in hand--says it all: America loves its bad girls. Now Mary Elizabeth Strunk tells us why.

Wanted Women is a startling look at the lives--and legends--of ten female outlaws who gained notoriety during the tumultuous decades that bracketed the tenure of FBI director J. Edgar Hoover. Strunk looks at real-life events and fictional portrayals to decipher what our obsession...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700617442
• ISBN13: 9780700617449
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.5"