Ruth, David E. <br/><br/>
Inventing the public enemy :  the gangster in American culture, 1918-1934 / 
David E. Ruth 
 - Chicago :  University of Chicago Press,  1996 
 - x, 190 p., [12] p. of plates :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-183) and index 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0226730077 (cloth : alk. paper) 0226732185 (paper : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Gangsters--History--20th century--United States<br/>Gangsters in popular culture--United States<br/>Gangsters--Public opinion--United States<br/>Public opinion--United States