Edwin Alonzo Boyd
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Book Information

  • Series: Amazing Stories
  • Imprint: James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
  • Publication Date: 26 August 2003
  • Copyright Year: 2003
  • ISBN: 9781551539683
  • Page Count: 120
  • Dimensions: 5.5" x 8.5"

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Edwin Alonzo Boyd

Life and Crimes of Canada's Master Bank Robber

by Nate Hendley

Toronto's dashing "Gentleman Bank Robber" was a charismatic felon who masterminded a series of daring robberies with his legendary gang.

Edwin Boyd woke up, rolled out of bed, and got ready to rob his first bank. He began his preparations by disguising himself. He shoved wads of cotton into his cheeks and nostrils, smeared black mascara on his eyebrows, and rubbed rouge on his cheeks.

This book will be especially fascinating for all readers interested in: history, biography, true crime. Toronto's dashing "Gentleman Bank Robber" was a charismatic felon who masterminded a series of daring robberies with his legendary gang. The most famous bank robber Canada has ever produced was responsible for a three-year crime spree which caught the public's imagination and made him an instant celebrity.

About the Author

Nate Hendley
NATE HENDLEY is a Toronto-based freelance writer/reporter. Born in 1966, Hendley has been working as a journalist since the early 1990s. His publishing credits include The National Post, The Globe and Mail, Marketing magazine, The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Journal, PROFIT magazine''s e-newsletters, etc. Hendley is also a published author, with eight books in print. Six of these titles (on bank robber Edwin Alonzo Boyd, the notorious Black Donnelly family, American gangsters Dutch Schultz and Al Capone, John Lennon and the drug, methamphetamine) were released by Altitude Publishing, of Alberta. Hendley specializes in writing on crime, politics, history, music and substance abuse.

Subjects (BISAC)

BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Criminals & Outlaws, HISTORY / Canada / Post-Confederation (1867-), TRUE CRIME / General

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