| Description |
1 online resource (216 pages, [8] pages of plates) : illustrations, portraits |
| Contents |
Foreword; Chapter One: The Scoop (July 23-August 1,1935); Chapter Two: Norman Ryan (July 8, 1895-September 28,1922); Chapter Three: Red Ryan (June 22, 1922-January 4, 1924); Chapter Four: "Life" when "Life" Meant Just That (January 4-January 8, 1924); Chapter Five: Father Wilfrid T. Kingsley (January 8, 1924-July 23,1935); Chapter Six: How did Red Ryan Ever Get Out of Prison Anyway? (July 1930-July 23,1935); Chapter Seven: Toronto's Best-Dressed Man-About-Town (July 23,1935-May 23, 1936); Chapter Eight: Reality (October 1935-February 29, 1936) |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Ryan, Norman, 1895-1936.
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| SUBJECT |
Ryan, Norman, 1895-1936 fast |
| Subject |
Prisoners -- Ontario -- Kingston -- Biography
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Thieves -- Canada -- Biography
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Prisoners
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Thieves
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Canada
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Ontario -- Kingston
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
00304777 |
| ISBN |
9781554880966 (electronic bk.) |
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1554880963 (electronic bk.) |
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9781770700918 |
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1770700919 |
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9786611969837 |
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6611969837 |
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1281969834 |
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9781281969835 |
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1282809148 |
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9781282809147 |
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9786612809149 |
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6612809140 |
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