Overview
John Dillinger may have been "Public Enemy No. 1" in 1933 and '34, but Americans didn't reflexively hate him, and this hour explores reasons why as it chronicles his 14-month bank-robbing spree. Dillinger "represents a rebellious impulse that many people in the Great Depression had good reason to feel," says Tom Doherty, one of the historians interviewed. Morever, "he was a charming guy," says another, Claire Potter. The hour also features a grandnephew of Dillinger and Alston Purvis, the son of Melvin Purvis, the G-Man who finally caught up with the Public Enemy.
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14 - 1New York (6): The City of Tomorrow September 10, 2001 -
14 - 2New York (7): The City and the World September 17, 2001 -
14 - 3War Letters November 01, 2001 -
14 - 4Woodrow Wilson (1): A Passionate Man January 06, 2002 -
14 - 5Woodrow Wilson (2): The Redemption of the World January 13, 2002 -
14 - 6Mount Rushmore January 20, 2002 -
14 - 7Miss America January 27, 2002 -
14 - 8Zoot Suit Riots March 01, 2002 -
14 - 9Monkey Trial February 23, 2002 -
14 - 10Public Enemy #1 February 17, 2002 -
14 - 11Ansel Adams April 21, 2002 -
14 - 12A Brilliant Madness April 28, 2002 -
14 - 13Ulysses S. Grant (1): The Warrior April 01, 2002 -
14 - 14Ulysses S. Grant (2): The President April 02, 2002
