The Lynching Of The Santa Claus Bank Robber

Author : Tui Snider
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781511556064
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lynching of the Santa Claus Bank Robber written by Tui Snider and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-04-08 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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?

Author : A. C. Greene
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 9781574410716
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Santa Claus Bank Robbery written by A. C. Greene and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Tui Snider
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781707187805
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Santa Claus Bank Robbery written by Tui Snider and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-15 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Think you know all about the Santa Claus Bank Robbery in Cisco, Texas? Think again! True Crime in West Texas Marshall Ratliff thought robbing a bank dressed like Santa at Christmastime would be easy. He didn't expect the citizens of Cisco to come at him with guns blazing! But in 1927, a $5000 bounty was offered to any citizen who killed a bandit while the crime was in progress. Tui Snider's new book follows the true-crime action from this wild shootout with vigilantes to its tragic conclusion. Fake Names in "Official" Accounts Most "official" versions of the Santa Claus Bank Robbery (including magazines, websites, & even printed books) use fake names for key players. This keeps readers from knowing the truth. Learn the Truth - Read Tui Snider's new book! Read Santa Claus Bank Robbery: A True-Crime Saga in Texas by Tui Snider to learn the true tale behind the infamous West Texas bank robbery that led to the biggest manhunt the Lone Star State had ever seen. Only then can you decide whether or not a mysterious blonde was involved - and if so, did she get away with murder? Santa Claus Bank Robbery by Tui Snider - On sale now at Amazon.com!!!

Author : Thomas Goodman
Publisher : Mainsail Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Last Man written by Thomas Goodman and published by Mainsail Media. This book was released on 2023-09-01 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2024 Spur Award Winner! "A novel as compelling as the incredible true story it's based on." James Wade, two-time Spur Award-winning author of Beasts of the Earth. When Santa Claus enters a Texas bank just before Christmas in 1927, no one expects him to pull a gun. The fake white beard hides his dentity from his neighbors while he and three others take everything. But their easy heist goes sideways fast when armed lawmen and citizens assemble to claim a new reward for dead bank robbers. Taking hostages, the gang forces a path through a frenzied and bloody shootout, setting the whole Lone Star state on their trail. One bandit dies in the getaway. One is executed in the electric chair. One swings from a rope in a mob lynching. The last man finds a life he always hoped for … if only he can keep it. Closely based on a true story, The Last Man is a gritty Prohibition-era crime novel filled with flawed characters and second chances. "Do not miss this fabulous Texas tale!” Kathleen Y’Barbo, Publishers Weekly bestselling author of The Black Midnight and the Bayou Nouvelle series.

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ISBN 13 : 9789990687095
Total Pages : pages
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Author : T. Lindsay Baker
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 1603442588
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gangster Tour of Texas written by T. Lindsay Baker and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2011-08-31 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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

Author : Bill Cannon
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1461709555
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Treasury of Texas Trivia II written by Bill Cannon and published by Taylor Trade Publishing. This book was released on 1999-10-18 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Continuing the amusing, interesting, factual, and sometimes ridiculous bits of information in A Treasury of Texas Trivia, this second volume brings you all-new entertaining tidbits-some of them useful historical facts and some just for fun. Among these are: Some of the bizarre ways Texas towns and regions have gained lasting recognition. Supporting actors in the cast of leading characters in the development of Texas. Skeletons in the closet of our great state and some less-than-brag-worthy incidents from the past. Incredible but true stories found only in Texas. Minor reflections of history trivia not taught in school. This is truly a book the whole family can read and enjoy.

Author : Brenda Jackson
Publisher : Signet Book
ISBN 13 : 9780451055651
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Santa Claus Bank Robbery written by Brenda Jackson and published by Signet Book. This book was released on 1973-08-07 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : J. North Conway
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0762766808
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book King of Heists written by J. North Conway and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: King of Heists is a spellbinding and unprecedented account of the greatest bank robbery in American history, which took place on October 27, 1878, when thieves broke into the Manhattan Savings Institution and stole nearly $3 million in cash and securities—around $50 million in today's terms. Bringing the notorious Gilded Age to life in a thrilling narrative, J. North Conway tells the story of those who plotted and carried out this infamous robbery, how they did it, and how they were tracked down and captured. The robbery was planned to the minutest detail by criminal mastermind George Leonidas Leslie—a society architect and ladies' man whose double life as the nation's most prolific bank robber led him to be dubbed the “King of the Bank Robbers.” The New York Times proclaimed the 1878 heist “the most sensational in the history of bank robberies in this country.” An absorbing tale of greed, sex, crime, betrayal, and murder, King of Heists blends all the richness of history with the thrills of the best fiction.

Author : Bill Cannon
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publications
ISBN 13 : 9781556229497
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Texas written by Bill Cannon and published by Taylor Trade Publications. This book was released on 2004 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a myriad of little known, often forgotten, and sometimes unbelievable events, places and people that make up the warp and woof of the Texas mystique. This book consists of intriguing facts taken from age-old legends about the people who developed and settled the state. A section called Truth is Stranger than Fiction will defy imagination. The Texas history buff is sure to enjoy Forgotten Footnotes to Texas History. Have You Ever Wondered? will supply answers to questions about certain Texas legends and folklore. Texas: Land of Legend and Lore presents the Texas of fact and fantasy that so captivates the imaginations of Texans and non-Texans alike.