St. Paul

St. Paul

Author: Bill Lindeke

Publisher: Urban Biography

Published: 2021-05

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 9781681342009

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A concise history, featuring stories that are familiar, surprising, and sure to change the way you see Minnesota's capitol city.


Alvin Karpis and the Barker Gang in Minnesota

Alvin Karpis and the Barker Gang in Minnesota

Author: Deborah Frethem

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2020-09-28

Total Pages: 157

ISBN-13: 1439671303

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“The St. Paul of the gangster era springs vividly to life again . . . A captivating glimpse into a shadowy era in the city’s history.” —Community Reporter From their home base in Minnesota, the Karpis-Barker Gang cut a swath of crime and terror across the Midwest in the early 1930s. They kidnapped two important businessmen and held them for exorbitant ransoms. They stole payrolls and robbed banks as the bullets flew. Corrupt police and wily crime bosses helped Alvin Karpis and the Barker brothers Freddie and Doc every step of the way. Who were these men and women? What made them into killers and kidnappers? How did their reckless lifestyles lead to their downfall? From Ma Barker to Volney Davis to Edna Murray the Kissing Bandit, authors Deborah Frethem and Cynthia Schreiner Smith delve into the crimes, personalities and motivations of one of the most successful and infamous gangs in American history.


A History of the City of Saint Paul, and of the County of Ramsey, Minnesota

A History of the City of Saint Paul, and of the County of Ramsey, Minnesota

Author: J Fletcher Willams

Publisher: Andesite Press

Published: 2015-08-08

Total Pages: 490

ISBN-13: 9781298594952

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Days of Rondo

Days of Rondo

Author: Evelyn Fairbanks

Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press

Published: 2010-08

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 0873518136

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Evelyn Fairbanks lived along Rondo Avenue-the heart of St. Paul's largest black community-from the 1930s through the 1950s. Her memoir tells warm and human stories recalling those years in a vibrant community that vanished with the coming of the freeways in the 1960s.