1960s Austin Gangsters: Organized Crime That Rocked the Capital Contributor(s): Sublett, Jesse (Author) |
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ISBN: 1626198403 ISBN-13: 9781626198401 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Southwest (az, Nm, Ok, Tx) - True Crime | Organized Crime - Biography & Autobiography | Criminals & Outlaws |
Dewey: 364.106 |
LCCN: 2014958076 |
Series: True Crime |
Physical Information: 0.35" H x 6.47" W x 8.8" (0.83 lbs) 176 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Timmy Overton of Austin and Jerry Ray James of Odessa were football stars who traded athletics for lives of crime. The original rebels without causes, nihilists with Cadillacs and Elvis hair, the Overton gang and their associates formed a ragtag white tra |
Contributor Bio(s): Sublett, Jesse: - Jesse Sublett is an author, musician and artist from Austin, Texas. His publications include Rock Critic Murders, Never the Same Again, Broke, Not Broken and has contributed to Texas Monthly, Texas Observer, New York Times, Texas Tribune and the Austin Chronicle. A member of the Texas Institute of Letters, his seminal Austin rock band, the Skunks was inducted in the Austin Music Hall of Fame in 2008. Jesse lives in Austin with his wife, Lois Richwine. His blog can be found at JesseSublett.com. |