Verne Sankey: America's First Public Enemy (ISBN 080613853X)

Verne Sankey review:
"Verne Sankey: America's First Public Enemy" is an exciting and interesting look at the Depression-era Midwest complete with bootleggers, gangsters and kidnappers. Judge Bjorkman does an excellent job of unraveling the story of Verne Sankey, an ordinary kid who wanted to make it big, and finally does so by becoming "America's Public Enemy # 1". The book provides excellent insight into the twisted logic of the criminal mind. Sandy Murphy

Great story of kidnapping in the depression:
Timothy Bjorkman captured the mood of both impoverished South Dakota and the wealthy of Denver in the 30s. It is a great read that is well documented and gives the reader an understanding of the players as well as the times.

A REAL PAGE TURNER!:
I enjoyed every page of this biography that reads like a novel with clever foreshadowing and unique character development that is accomplished by giving the reader a thorough understanding of the setting in which Verne Sankey became Public Enemy No. 1. Mr. Bjorkman takes us on a bumpy ride through rural South Dakota in the early days of the Great Depression as well as a look into J. Edgar Hoover's early years in the Bureau. It's a good read.

book about Verne Sankey:
I'm very pleased with this book. I haven't read it all, but it is well written and definitely keeps my attention. I'm planning to give it to my brother when I have finished reading it. He lives close to where Verne Sankey's ranch was in S.D. so I'm sure he'll find it even more interesting then I am.