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The big red fox [electronic resource] : the incredible story of Norman "Red" Ryan, Canada's most notorious criminal / Peter McSherry

Author
McSherry, Peter
Published
Toronto [Ont.] : Dundurn Group, [1999]
Copyright Date
©1999
Physical Description
1 online resource (216 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, portraits
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Language Note
English.
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.
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ISBN
9781554880966 (electronic bk.)
1554880963 (electronic bk.)
9781550023244
1550023241 (pbk.)
9781770700918 (e-book)
1770700919
9786611969837
6611969837
1281969834
9781281969835
1282809148
9781282809147
9786612809149
6612809140
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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