INFAMOUS - Brakken, James A.
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It's the Great Depression, when failed banks and businesses caused some to turn to crime. And though we may know names like John Dillinger, Bonnie and Clyde, and Pretty Boy Floyd, few have heard of John Henry Seadlund, who J. Edgar Hoover termed "the nation's cruelest criminal" and Public Enemy #1. When Minnesota's iron mines shut down, Seadlund can't find work. After a chance encounter with a member of Dillinger's gang, he turns to crime. Several minor thefts escalate into multiple bank robberies in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Then, after a plot to abduct a baseball star at Wrigley Field fails,…mehr

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It's the Great Depression, when failed banks and businesses caused some to turn to crime. And though we may know names like John Dillinger, Bonnie and Clyde, and Pretty Boy Floyd, few have heard of John Henry Seadlund, who J. Edgar Hoover termed "the nation's cruelest criminal" and Public Enemy #1. When Minnesota's iron mines shut down, Seadlund can't find work. After a chance encounter with a member of Dillinger's gang, he turns to crime. Several minor thefts escalate into multiple bank robberies in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Then, after a plot to abduct a baseball star at Wrigley Field fails, Seadlund kidnaps a 72-year-old millionaire businessman. Disturbing events soon bring J. Edgar Hoover to northern Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin to investigate Seadlund's most atrocious crimes. Hoover then labels Seadlund as "the most ruthless, cold-blooded killer" he'd ever encountered. This fact-based, historical fiction novel will take you inside Seadlund's mind as he carries out crimes in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Illinois. You'll also share the viewpoint of skilled FBI agents determined to capture him and rescue his victim. INFAMOUS comes from Bayfield County's award-winning author of historical fiction, James Brakken. Like his earlier true-life crime novel, Alias Ray Olson, it will keep you riveted from its disturbing first chapter right to the inevitable end. Of James Brakken's other writing, Publisher's Weekly Magazine and Amazon Books said, "Difficult to put down. … A great read," and "the flow of words is like an old fashioned song." See all James Brakken's books at BadgerValley.com. Award-winning, north country novels & short story collections. Badger Valley Publishing Cable, Wisconsin 715-798-3163
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About the Author James Brakken writes novels and short stories from his Bayfield County home in Northwest Wisconsin. His award-winning, 2012 historical fiction novel, The Treasure of Namakagon, led to his Chief Namakagon trilogy, revealing the life and true identity of Chief Namakagon while exploring lumberjack life in 1880s Wisconsin. Brakken confirmed the existence of Namakagon's lost silver mine when he re-published the 1892 memoir of Benjamin Armstrong, friend of both Chief Buffalo and Namakagon. Between novels, Brakken writes short stories based on northwest Wisconsin's "good old days." The Moose & Wilbur P. Dilby and Billyboy, the Corner Bar Bear each contain 37 captivating "up north" short stories. Recognized as a leader in lake protection, Brakken wrote Saving our Lakes & Streams, a handbook of practical things we can do now to protect our surface waters for tomorrow. DARK, A Campfire Companion is an illustrated collection of 56 of the author's scary short stories and delightfully frightening poems. It's great reading for dark and stormy nights. Today, few know of the 1939 plight of Ray Olson, chased through the Chequamegon Forest by throngs of bloodthirsty men hoping to collect a $1,000 dead-or-alive reward. Alias Ray Olson reveals facts never before made public about this almost forgotten, appalling affair. Brakken's 10th title, Infamous, is another fact-based, true-crime, novel. But this Great Depression Era woodsman deserved to be hunted by the FBI for crimes committed in northern Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Illinois. Brakken won 2nd place out of 10,000 worldwide entries in the 2013 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards for Treasure. He also received the 2013, 2014, and 2016 Lake Superior Writers Award and the coveted Wisconsin Writers Association Jade Ring. Of Brakken's writing, Publisher's Weekly Magazine and Amazon Books said, "Difficult to put down. ... A great read," and "the flow of words is like an old fashioned song." (See more reviews on preceding pages.) Most of the author's books are illustrated and all are intended for adults but great for young readers as well. See them all at BadgerValley.com where the Wisconsin sales tax is pre-paid and nationwide shipping is free.