The Border Bank Bandits

A Frank W. Anderson Living History of the West

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The Border Bank Bandits

A Frank W. Anderson Living History of the West

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Tale of 1920s bank robbers. Experience the isolation of frontier life when tellers slept in rooms above the safe, and cut telegraph wires could cripple a small community for days. Feel the helplessness of the small bank patrons who actually watched as their life savings were taken away by the armed robbers.

Publish Date
Language
English
Pages
88

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The Border Bank Bandits: A Frank W. Anderson Living History of the West
January 28, 1990, Hancock House Publishing Ltd.
Paperback in English

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Published in
Surrey, Canada
Series
A Frank W. Anderson Living History of the West series
Copyright Date
1990 by Hancock House

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
88p., illus., 19 photos
Number of pages
88
Dimensions
8.5 x 5.5 x .25 inches
Weight
1.1 ounces

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL8211023M
ISBN 10
0888392559
ISBN 13
9780888392558
OCLC/WorldCat
22117760
Goodreads
7104604

Work Description

Join the escapades of a group of 1920's border bank robbers as author Frank Anderson details the heists of two large bank robbing gangs, one a breakaway gang from the original group. The Border Bank Bandits covers the careers of Smiling Johnny Reid, Arthur Davis, and their various henchmen; their successful and their aborted heists; their eventual capture by the fledgling provincial police forces and south of the border sheriffs; and their subsequent court hearings and final sentences.

The antics of the courteous bank robber, the technique of using bread dough to blow a safe, and the final hunt for the buried treasure make this a humorous, as well as an exciting read.

Bio: Frank Anderson [1919-2008] is a Brandon, Manitoba, prairie boy who has written more than fifty books on the Canadian west. After graduating from the University of Toronto with a master's degree in social work, he set up a private practice. Following his career, he served on the National Parole Board for five years. Since his retirement in 1979, he has returned to his first love, writing about the early and colorful Canadian west. Mr. Anderson was co-host of the television program Frontier Collection.

Frank Anderson is a Brandon, Manitoba, prairie boy who has written more than fifty books on the Canadian west. After graduating from the University of Toronto with a master's degree in social work, he set up a private practice. Following his career, he served on the National Parole Board for five years. Since his retirement in 1979, he has returned to his first love, writing about the early and colorful Canadian west. Mr. Anderson was co-host of the television program Frontier Collection.

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