Book · 2016 · Biography & Autobiography
Ma Barker
America's Most Wanted Mother
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So my main source for this episode is Ma Barker, America's Most Wanted Mother by Howard Kazangian and Chris Ins. Uh, it's the best write up of this particular story that I found and it's a fun book.
What they say about it
- Details criminal activities and gang members“among the fugitives harbored”2
The best things said about it
The Daltons and the James Boys were raised by strong, defiant mothers who made sure they knew how to use a weapon and fight for what they wanted.
Among the fugitives harbored at the farmer's home were bank robbers Al Spencer, Frank Nash, and Ray Terrell, and train robbers Earl theer, Francis Keading, and Thomas Holding.
She also kept a strong hand in the romantic lives of her sons and adopted sons.
The gang did not keep him blindfolded at all times at the hideout, and he was able to observe things which were later to be of assistance in identifying the place where he was held captive.
An ex-convict named Joseph P. Moren was in charge of the procedure, which involved looping elastic bands tightly around the gangster's fingertips at the first joint and injecting cocaine into each of their fingers and thumbs.
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Robert Evans So my main source for this episode is Ma Barker, America's Most Wanted Mother by Howard Kazangian and Chris… 7
Discussed
“So my main source for this episode is Ma Barker, America's Most Wanted Mother by Howard Kazangian and Chris Ins. Uh, it's the best write up of this particular story that I found and it's a fun book.”
Discussed
“According to Ma Barker, America's most wanted mother, quote, "The Daltons and the James Boys were raised by strong, defiant mothers who made sure they knew how to use a weapon and fight for what they wanted. The influence the women had on their families and the devotion their sons felt towards their mothers struck a chord with Kate."”
Discussed
“According to the book Ma Barker, among the fugitives harbored at the farmer's home were bank robbers Al Spencer, Frank Nash, and Ray Terrell, and train robbers Earl theer, Francis Keading, and Thomas Holding.”
Discussed
“So, I'm going to quote the book Ma Barker talking about uh what happened after the ICE heist. Motorcycle officer J. E. Marshall and his partner Frank Bush spotted the gangster's car speeding through town at 2 in the morning. After a short pursuit, the getaway vehicle stopped and Officer Marshall approached the car to confront the offenders.”
Discussed
“According to the book Ma Barker, she also kept a strong hand in the romantic lives of her sons and adopted sons. Okay. Quote, "Members of the Barker Carpass gang who were close to Ma generally kept the women they were seriously involved with away from her. It was a crazy system, Alvin admitted years later, and often created friction”
Discussed
“According to the book Ma Barker, the gang did not keep him blindfolded at all times at the hideout, and he was able to observe things which were later to be of assistance in identifying the place where he was held captive. The men who held him captive spoke with various accents: French, German, Italian.”
Discussed
“I'm quoting the book Ma Barker again. Yeah, it's real bad. An ex-convict named Joseph P. Moren was in charge of the procedure, which involved looping elastic bands tightly around the gangster's fingertips at the first joint and injecting cocaine into each of their fingers and thumbs.”