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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
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