Depression Prohibition Era Outlaws

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Depression Prohibition Era Outlaws

1Bargle5
Editat: jul. 14, 2018, 7:08 am

Set in the depression/bootlegger era. Male lead character was a small time outlaw. I don't think he ever belonged to one of the big gangs. Eventually, he pairs up with a woman. Similar to Bonnie and Clyde, but not a disguised retelling. At the end of the story, he and and his girlfriend and another outlaw couple get into a shootout with police. The man makes a run for his car with 2 broken legs. He is either caught or killed.

It was written by a prolific author. In the introduction to the reprint edition I read, he tells that this was his first published book and the fastest one ever from submission to being printed. It was probably originally published in the 50s or 60s. The edition I read came out in, I think, the 80s.

I might be mixing up 2 different books with the reprint part.

Cross posted at Goodreads.
Already suggested and eliminated:
The Orchard Keeper by Cormac McCarthy
The Moonshine War
George Baxt
Max Allan Collins
Donald E. Westlake
Thieves Like Us by Edward Anderson
The Getaway by Jim Thompson Also looked at Thompson's other books. Nothing matched.
I've looked at Elmore Leonard, but I haven't found anything that seemed right. Still, it might be one of his.
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

2Bargle5
set. 30, 2018, 6:01 am

A bump up.

3Bargle5
Editat: feb. 22, 2019, 6:35 am

Aquest missatge ha estat suprimit pel seu autor.

4Bargle5
feb. 22, 2019, 6:35 am

One more bump.

5MyriadBooks
feb. 25, 2019, 7:14 pm

Sorry to see all of your bumps! I'm afraid I've got nothing for this one. :(

6Bargle5
feb. 26, 2019, 9:00 am

That's OK. If it was an easy one it would have been solved long ago.

7Bargle5
abr. 28, 2019, 9:15 am

Depression era outlaws bump.

8Bargle5
juny 9, 2019, 8:31 am

And another bump for this one.

9Bargle5
jul. 24, 2019, 8:23 am

Yet another bump.

10Cecrow
jul. 24, 2019, 11:28 am

Billy Bathgate, E.L. Doctorow? You might enjoy it, even if that's not it.

11Bargle5
Editat: jul. 26, 2019, 6:33 am

Nope, not that one. I did watch the movie. Thanks for trying.

12Bargle5
oct. 23, 2019, 6:40 am

One bump more.

13Bargle5
gen. 10, 2020, 8:56 am

Why not another bump?

14Bargle5
Editat: juny 12, 2021, 6:55 am

Will this never get solved bump?

15Bargle5
ag. 20, 2020, 6:39 am

Back to page 1 bump.

16Bargle5
nov. 6, 2020, 7:01 pm

Nov. bump.

17lesmel
nov. 7, 2020, 11:20 am

Have you considered posting to Reddit? https://www.reddit.com/r/whatsthatbook/

18Bargle5
nov. 8, 2020, 8:17 am

I've thought of it, but the site annoys me. Though, since this is taking so long I may bite the bullet and give it a go.

19Bargle5
març 19, 2021, 6:33 am

Tried Reddit, but had no luck.

20smirks4u
març 24, 2021, 2:45 am

The Wettest County in the World, by Matt Bondurant? The movie was Lawless.

21Bargle5
març 24, 2021, 6:46 am

>20 smirks4u: No, not that one. Thanks for trying.

22smirks4u
març 24, 2021, 3:52 pm

>21 Bargle5: You're welcome.

23Bargle5
juny 12, 2021, 6:56 am

Outlaws bump.

24Bargle5
oct. 19, 2021, 9:20 pm

Yet another outlaws bump.

25Bargle5
gen. 5, 2022, 6:40 am

And so another outlaws bump.

26Bargle5
feb. 24, 2022, 7:55 am

A bump for this thread and a question. There's a thread about the changes to the Early Reviewers page here on the site and I've lost it. I started reading it a few days ago, but forgot to bookmark it and now I can't remember where it was. Anybody else know?

28Bargle5
feb. 24, 2022, 4:59 pm

>27 AbigailAdams26: Thanks, Abigail! :-)

29Bargle5
feb. 26, 2022, 9:52 am

And now there's second thread on the new Early Reviewers layout if anyone is interested.

https://www.librarything.com/topic/339835

30Bargle5
maig 2, 2022, 8:20 am

Outlaws bump again.

31Bargle5
ag. 1, 2022, 6:45 am

Yet another bump.

32Bargle5
gen. 28, 2023, 10:12 am

One more Depression outlaws bump.

33Bargle5
maig 9, 2023, 9:25 am

I'm getting depressed about finding the this book. ;-)

34Bargle5
set. 27, 2023, 6:41 am

Depression continues bump.

35Bargle5
gen. 21, 9:01 am

Ongoing Depression bump.