True Crime Detective Magazines 1924-1969
Godtland Eric, Gerald Marc, Hagenauer George
At the height of the Jazz Age, when Prohibition was turning ordinary citizens into criminals and ordinary criminals into celebrities, America`s true crime detective magazines were born. "True Detective" came first in 1924, and by 1934, when the Great Depression had produced colorful outlaws like Machine Gun Kelly, Bonnie and Clyde, Babyface Nelson, and John Dillinger, the magazines were so popular cops and robbers alike vied to see themselves on the pages. Even FBI boss J.Edgar Hoover wrote regularly for what came to be called the "Dickbooks," referring to a popular slang term for the police. "True Detective", "American Detective", "Inside Detective", "Real Detective", "Master Detective", "Startling Detective" and others were at their...
ISBN: 978-3-8228-2559-4
Издательство:
TASCHEN
Дата выхода: январь 2000