Robbing Banks: An American History, 1831-1999 |
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... Grandstaff grew up in the lower - income area of Des Moines known as The Bottoms — a disadvantaged , mostly German , communi- ty . Cousins and kin were all part of a very large extended family struc- ture . In his youth Grandstaff ...
... Grandstaff grew up in the lower - income area of Des Moines known as The Bottoms — a disadvantaged , mostly German , communi- ty . Cousins and kin were all part of a very large extended family struc- ture . In his youth Grandstaff ...
Page 117
... Grandstaff was incarcerated in the Training School for Boys at Eldora for stealing a car when he was 14 years old . In and out of reformatories as a kid , he then had a stretch at a real prison when he was 17 , for armed robbery ...
... Grandstaff was incarcerated in the Training School for Boys at Eldora for stealing a car when he was 14 years old . In and out of reformatories as a kid , he then had a stretch at a real prison when he was 17 , for armed robbery ...
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... Grandstaff's men were the ones and there seemed to be no reason to confuse witnesses with extra pictures . If this ... Grandstaff had weapons , they made no attempt to go for them . They knew that the wrong time to get phys- ical was ...
... Grandstaff's men were the ones and there seemed to be no reason to confuse witnesses with extra pictures . If this ... Grandstaff had weapons , they made no attempt to go for them . They knew that the wrong time to get phys- ical was ...
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HORSES AND COLTS | 15 |
PACKARDS AND THOMPSONS | 37 |
The Newton Boys | 65 |
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