The big red fox : the incredible story of Norman "Red" Ryan, Canada's most notoroius criminal / Peter McSherry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McSherry, Peter, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thieves--Canada--Biography.

Thieves.

Prisoners--Ontario--Kingston--Biography.

Prisoners.

Ryan, Norman, 1895-1936.

Ryan, Norman.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Place of Publication:

Toronto, Ontario ; Oxford, England : The Dundurn Group, [1999]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Norman "Red" Ryan escaped from Kingston Penitentiary twice - first by force and then, years later, by gulling the credulous into believing that he was "reformed."

Contents:

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)

Chapter Nine: Evasions (February 29-May 23, 1936)Chapter Ten: Sarnia (May 23, 1936); Chapter Eleven: The Jolt (May 23-31, 1936); Chapter Twelve: The Aftermath (May 23, 1936-Present); Chapter Thirteen: Last Things (July 28, 1895-Present); Appendix; Acknowledgements; Bibliography; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786611969837

9786612809149

9781554880966

1554880963

9781281969835

1281969834

9781282809147

1282809148

9781770700918

1770700919

OCLC:

314197499