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The big red fox the incredible story of Norman "Red" Ryan, Canada's most notorious criminal /
Norman "Red" Ryan was a notorious bank robber, safecracker, and killer. He escaped from Kingston Penitentiary twice - first by force, and then years later by gulling the credulous into believing that he was "reformed." The dupes of Ryan's second emancipation included the pri...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Toronto [Ont.] :
Dundurn Group,
©1999.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Norman "Red" Ryan was a notorious bank robber, safecracker, and killer. He escaped from Kingston Penitentiary twice - first by force, and then years later by gulling the credulous into believing that he was "reformed." The dupes of Ryan's second emancipation included the prison's Roman Catholic chaplain, several nationally prominent citizens, the country's largest newspaper, and, ultimately, R.B. Bennett, the prime minister of Canada, who made the mistake of arranging a "political parole" for Ryan. Six people - three of them innocent victims - died as a result of Red Ryan's freedom. Dubbed "the. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (216 pages, [8] pages of plates) : illustrations, portraits |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781554880966 (electronic bk.) 1554880963 (electronic bk.) 9781770700918 1770700919 9786611969837 6611969837 1281969834 9781281969835 1282809148 9781282809147 9786612809149 6612809140 |