The Deadly Decades

The Deadliest Twenty Year Period for the St. Louis Police

Bank Robberies. Prohibition. Civil War Within Egan's Rats. This book focuses on the St. Louis Police Department during the deadliest decades for the department, the 1910s and 1920s.

The Roaring Twenties led to more police deaths than any other decade. This book chronicles some of the most significant crimes affecting the city during this time.