THEY GAVE HIM a GUN by WILLIAM COWEN/ACTION NOVEL/ 1936

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THEY GAVE HIM a GUN by WILLIAM COWEN/ACTION NOVEL/ 1936 THEY GAVE HIM A GUN. BY WILLIAM JOYCE COWEN. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1936. Very Scarce. A handsome book, frm which a movie was made in 1937, with Spencer Tracy playing Fred, Franchot Tone as Jimmy and Gladys George as Rose. "The story of a World War I veteran who came home from the war and became a gangster when he was unable to find a job - and because he knew how to use a gun. James 'Jimmy' Davis is drafted and ends up in Fred Willis' troop on his way to Europe. Jimmy becomes vicious with his gun and wins a medal. He then steals and marries Fred's nurse girlfriend, Rose Duffy. Back home, years later Rose discovers that Jimmy is a gangster and has him arrested. Rose then finds a job in the circus owned by Fred. Jimmy finds out and escapes prison determined to kill Fred." This book has a plug for the MGM gangster film starring at front panel of dustjacket. With great dustjacket art by Henry Anderson of the protagonist as a World War One soldier and then as a gangster. This book is solid and and complete and in excellent condition, as is the dust jacket. Published 75 years ago, this book is now long out of print and very scarce, selling for between $30 and $100. Such a nice copy is not likely to come up for sale again soon on ebay. From the Dust Jacket: "You could be as small read more

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