“Indiana's number one enemy”: the evolution of the image of John Dillinger in the U.S. press coverage in 1933

John Dillinger (1903-1934 years), a famous American criminal and bank robber of the times of the Great Depression (1929-1939 years), "The Public Enemy number one" Dillinger became a symbol of his time, and his annihilation was one of the first major operations of the FBI which was still gr...

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Main Author: Levin Yaroslav Alexandrovich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Modern Humanitarian Researches 2013-11-01
Series:Studia Humanitatis
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Online Access:http://st-hum.ru/en/node/78
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description John Dillinger (1903-1934 years), a famous American criminal and bank robber of the times of the Great Depression (1929-1939 years), "The Public Enemy number one" Dillinger became a symbol of his time, and his annihilation was one of the first major operations of the FBI which was still growing in strength. Over time Dillinger gained a glory of a public hero of the United States, kind of a "Robin Hood of the Great Depression". This article focuses on the initial stage of the formation and transformation of his image in the U.S. press. The article uses the materials of the central and local press.
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spelling doaj.art-6ddc2c6dcd2a496782252f14bddacdf42022-12-22T03:11:40ZengInstitute of Modern Humanitarian ResearchesStudia Humanitatis2308-80792013-11-012“Indiana's number one enemy”: the evolution of the image of John Dillinger in the U.S. press coverage in 1933Levin Yaroslav Alexandrovich0Samara State Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities (Samara, Russia)John Dillinger (1903-1934 years), a famous American criminal and bank robber of the times of the Great Depression (1929-1939 years), "The Public Enemy number one" Dillinger became a symbol of his time, and his annihilation was one of the first major operations of the FBI which was still growing in strength. Over time Dillinger gained a glory of a public hero of the United States, kind of a "Robin Hood of the Great Depression". This article focuses on the initial stage of the formation and transformation of his image in the U.S. press. The article uses the materials of the central and local press.http://st-hum.ru/en/node/78Dillingercriminalitythe Great DepressionUSAthe American press of the 1930s
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“Indiana's number one enemy”: the evolution of the image of John Dillinger in the U.S. press coverage in 1933
Studia Humanitatis
Dillinger
criminality
the Great Depression
USA
the American press of the 1930s
title “Indiana's number one enemy”: the evolution of the image of John Dillinger in the U.S. press coverage in 1933
title_full “Indiana's number one enemy”: the evolution of the image of John Dillinger in the U.S. press coverage in 1933
title_fullStr “Indiana's number one enemy”: the evolution of the image of John Dillinger in the U.S. press coverage in 1933
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title_short “Indiana's number one enemy”: the evolution of the image of John Dillinger in the U.S. press coverage in 1933
title_sort indiana s number one enemy the evolution of the image of john dillinger in the u s press coverage in 1933
topic Dillinger
criminality
the Great Depression
USA
the American press of the 1930s
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