The Lynching of the Santa Claus Bank Robber - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Lynching of the Santa Claus Bank Robber write by Tui Snider. This book was released on 2015-04-08. The Lynching of the Santa Claus Bank Robber available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Around noon on December 23, 1927 Santa Claus strolled through the town of Cisco, Texas, patting children's heads, and chatting with locals. He did not come bearing candy or gifts, however, nor did he care who was naughty or nice. No, this particular Santa and his helpers were there to rob a bank. At first, Marshall Ratliff's white beard and red coat seemed the perfect disguise. A few minutes into the heist, things began to unravel. After a shootout riddling the bank with no less than 200 bullet holes, a car chase, and the abduction of two little girls, this particular Santa Claus became the focus of one of the largest manhunts in Texas state history. But the story does not end there. Tui Snider's extensive research includes quotes from eyewitnesses, photos, and a myriad of quirky facts to round out this strange-but-true crime story. Along the way, Tui Snider discovered some intriguing loose ends, clues pointing to a mysterious blonde woman. Did the notorious Santa and his crew have a female helper, and did she get away with murder?
The Santa Claus Bank Robbery
The Santa Claus Bank Robbery - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Santa Claus Bank Robbery write by A. C. Greene. This book was released on 1999. The Santa Claus Bank Robbery available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Master storyteller A. C. Greene re-creates one of America's most bizarre holdups -- one that began as a lark. On Christmas Eve 1927, four men set off to rob the First National Bank of Cisco, Texas. Soon the lark turned into a tragedy -- and at times a comedy -- of errors. The robbers did not realize the car they had stolen for their get-away was running on empty. The leader did not anticipate the attention his disguise would draw, even though it was a bright red Santa Claus suit. And they could not have known that all of Cisco would have guns at hand because the Bankers Association had offered a reward of $5000 for any dead bank robber, no questions asked. The Santa Claus bank robbery set off a chain of events that would lead to violence and the death of six men and launch the largest manhunt Texas had ever seen. A. C. Greene's factual account of the unusual crime reads like a novel -- fast paced, full of unexpected turns, and rich with the flavor of life in Texas at the beginning of the end of the Old West. This new edition contains an Afterword with photographs, some of them never before published, and follow-up information on the lives of the participants, including the surviving robber, witnesses and kidnap victims.
The Last Man
The Last Man - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Last Man write by Thomas Goodman. This book was released on 2023-09-10. The Last Man available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. When Santa Claus entered a Texas bank just before Christmas in 1927, no one expected him to pull a gun. The fake white beard hid his identity from his neighbors while he and three others took everything. But outside, armed citizens assembled, motivated by a new reward for dead bank robbers. By the time it all played out, one bandit died in the bloody gunfight, one was executed in the electric chair, one swung from a rope in a mob lynching-and one survived to find unexpected hope beyond all his wrong turns. Grimmer than The Newton Boys and brighter than Cool Hand Luke, The Last Man traces the fates of four men whose easy heist went sideways fast.
The Santa Claus Bank Robbery
The Santa Claus Bank Robbery - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Santa Claus Bank Robbery write by Brenda Jackson. This book was released on 1973-08-07. The Santa Claus Bank Robbery available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Gangster Tour of Texas
Gangster Tour of Texas - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Gangster Tour of Texas write by T. Lindsay Baker. This book was released on 2011-08-31. Gangster Tour of Texas available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Bonnie and Clyde, Machine Gun Kelly, the Newton Boys, the Santa Claus Bank Robbers. . . . During the era of gangsters and organized crime, Texas hosted its fair share of guns and gambling, moonshine and morphine, ransom and robbery. The state’s crime wave hit such a level that in 1927 the Texas Bankers Association offered a reward of $5,000 for a dead bank robber; no reward was given for one captured alive. Veteran historian T. Lindsay Baker brings his considerable sleuthing skills to the dark side, leading readers on a fascinating tour of the most interesting and best preserved crime scenes in the Lone Star State. Gangster Tour of Texas traces a trail of crime that had its beginnings in 1918, when the Texas legislature outlawed alcohol, and persisted until 1957, when Texas Rangers closed down the infamous casinos of Galveston. Baker presents detailed maps, photographs of criminals, victims, and law officers, and pictures of the crime scenes as they appear today. Steeped in solid historical research, including personal visits by the author to every site described in the book, this volume offers entertaining and informative insights into a particularly lawless period in our nation’s history. Readers interested in true crime, regional history, or this unique aspect of heritage tourism will derive hours of enjoyment as they follow--on the road or from their armchairs--the trail of both cops and robbers in Gangster Tour of Texas. “Baker knows how to spin a yarn that keeps his readers engrossed; knows that it does history no harm to write it so folks will enjoy many illustrations, maps, and pictures of outlaws, lawmen, victims, witnesses, and crime scenes that accompany each story. Plus, his picture captions are as informative as his story narratives."--Bill Neal, author, Getting Away with Murder on the Texas Frontier
