Publisher's Synopsis
AMERICAN OUTLAWS VOLUME 2: John Dillinger & DB Cooper - 2 Books in 1
Featuring... *John Dillinger*DB Cooper
2 Great Books in 1!
John Dillinger
During the Great Depression, investment in American industry dropped dramatically, leading to a decline in the once-booming industry. This, in turn, lead to unemployment as plants and factories had to be shut down; leading further to a marked lack of spending by the American people. It is estimated that as many as 15 million Americans were out of work at this time. Banks were closing with great speed and taking customers' money with them. The us/them mentality was stronger than ever as common people turned against the remaining banks, considering them to be heartless institutions that stole money from loyal customers while the American people suffered en masse. Outlaws like Bonnie and Clyde, and "Pretty Boy" Floyd became heroes in the eyes of the American people. These people rolled up to banks and demanded money; a feat that many destitute Americans dreamed they could do. The robbers were considered Robin Hood type characters; giving the evil, rich banks what they deserved after treating their customers so poorly. It was the perfect environment for the handsome, charming, and cunning John Dillinger to round up a gang of robbers and take the American banks by storm.
DB Cooper
Over the years, the name D. B. Cooper has come up a few times, and the name itself has become rather infamous. For a name that isn't even the man's real name, or the real alias he used, it's seen more air time than most criminals. The real alias that the suspect used when purchasing his airline ticket was Dan Cooper, but there was an error in communication in the news studio used the wrong name and it caught on. The media epithet was used to refer to the man responsible for hijacking a Boeing 727 aircraft on November 24th of 1971. Witnesses stated that he seemed to be somewhere in his mid-40s and was quiet, while wearing an unassuming business suit with a white shirt and black tie. All thirty-six passengers and six crew members were unharmed and he left them alive after he got his money and jumped out of the plane. The FBI has investigated the case and an extensive manhunt was launched, but D. B. Cooper was never caught and the true identity of the man is still unknown, making this the only case of air piracy to go unsolved in the history of commercial aviation.
