Ma Barker: America's Most Wanted Mother **SIGNED**

Enss, Chris 1961- & Howard Kazanjian 1942-

ISBN 10: 0762796316 / ISBN 13: 9780762796311

Published by Two Dot/Globe Pequot Press, Guilford CT, 2017

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This book tells of the notorious mother of several criminals who oversaw the Barker gang during the Depression years. Kate Barker's thirst for the finer things in life was challenged by the economic pressures of her times.-Midwest Book Review. This softcover copy is in excellent condition, a first printing signed by Enss at the Tucson Book Festival. The book has a bright cover will be carefully wrapped and boxed for safe shipping. Seller Inventory # 004053

Bibliographic Details

Title: Ma Barker: America's Most Wanted Mother **...

Publisher: Two Dot/Globe Pequot Press, Guilford CT

Publication Date: 2017

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Near Fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

Was Arizona Donnie Clark, AKA Kate “Ma” Barker the mastermind behind the Barker gang terrorizing the Midwest during the early years of the great Depression? Or was she a terrible mother who urged her sons to criminal behavior for her own financial gain? Or does the truth lie somewhere in between. This lively retelling of the legend of Ma Barker and her boys is full of action, intrigue, and the answers to mysteries that have lingered for more than 70 years.

From the Back Cover:

Kate Barker wanted the nice things of life: the lovely home, the fine clothes, and lots of money in the bank. She ended up with a police slug in her heart and $10,200 in her wallet.
According to FBI records Kate Barker was an overbearing mother who somehow lost her bearings on the path of motherly love. In attempting to guide, she misguided. In trying to spread affection, she nurtured hate. The rational sense of motherly duty was warped by her desire to get the most and fastest for her boys.
The boys got this:
Son Herman was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in 1927 after a shootout with a Kansas traffic officer.
Son Fred was riddled with eleven gunshot wounds in a police fight and died alongside his mother in 1935.
Son Arthur (called Doc) was killed in 1939 during an attempted breakout of Alcatraz.
Son Lloyd was slain by his wife in 1949 when she claimed he had threatened her and the children.
That was the legacy of Ma Barker, a woman who saw crime as a means to an end but who never counted on things ending like they did.