Bill Miner, the gentleman bandit, enjoyed more popularity in his day than Jesse James or Billy the Kid. He robbed stagecoaches and trains across California, Colorado, Arizona, Georgia, Washington State and British Columbia until just before the First World War, by which point the public actually wanted him to escape the police. Reporters visited him during his time in jail and dubbed him "Old Bill Miner." When he died in Georgia, where he had committed the state's first train robbery, locals chipped in to pay for his funeral. Described by some as North America's Robin Hood, Bill Miner's character has starred in folk songs, stage productions and movies. He is also credited with the invention of the phrase "Hands up!"
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 304.1/552/092
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 21
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-cn---
- ISBN
- 9781926613550 1894384040
- LCCN
- HV6653.M55
- LCCN Item number
- A53 2001eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaBVAU
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (95 p.)
- Published in
- Canada
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)thg00604504 (OCoLC)605727711 (CaOOCEL)419838
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- NLC
Table of Contents
- Contents 4
- Preface to this Edition 6
- The Great Train Robbery 8
- Who was Bill Miner? 16
- Stagecoach Shenanigans 24
- The Gentleman Bandit 34
- Disaster at Ducks 46
- Jailbreak! 60
- Miner's Last Escape 70
- Official RNWMP Report 80
- Constable Fernie's Account 86
- Bibliography 92
- Photo Credits 92
- Frank Anderson's Acknowledgements 93
- Frank Anderson's Original Sources 94
- Index 95
- A 95
- B 95
- C 95
- D 95
- E 95
- F 95
- G 96
- H 96
- K 96
- L 96
- M 96
- N 96
- O 96
- P 96
- R 96
- S 96
- T 96
- V 96
- W 96
