This is the story of an American legend, the notorious bank robber and criminal mastermind John Dillinger, whose life and exploits held America in thrall before he was finally apprehended and murdered by FBI agents after a night out at the movies in Chicago, Illinois in 1934. Dillingera??s Wild Ride is a riveting account of 12 months at the height of the Great Depression, when the Dillinger gang pulled over a dozen bank jobs, and stole hundreds of thousands of dollars. A dozen men a?? police, FBI agents, gangsters, and civilians a?? lost their lives in the rampage, and American newspapers breathlessly followed every shooting and jail-break. As Dillinger's wild year unfolded, the tale grew larger and larger in newspapers and newsreels. Elliott Gorn investigates the power of his story, and the reasons it continues to fascinate and appal us. A compulsively readable tale with an unforgettable protagonist.