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Reviewed on October 1, 2005
In the 1930s, Melvin Purvis was one of the best-known FBI agents - and most famous men - in the country, famous for his defeat of "Public Enemies" John Dillinger and Pretty Boy Floyd, more famous, perhaps, than even J. Edgar Hoover. And therein lay the problem. As Purvis's fame grew, Hoover's response to him changed from affectio...Log In or Sign Up to Read More