Border Bank Bandits: Living History of the West

by Frank Anderson

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780888392558
Publisher:	Hancock House Publishers
Publication date:	01/01/1990
Pages:	88
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.12(d)

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

The Reid Davis Gang
Lafleche is Hit
The Gang Splits
The Formost Robbery
The Pipestone Caper
Mistakes are Made
The Strange Dollard Robbery
The Mather Job
The Manyberries Robbery
The Arrests