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A C Greene The Santa Claus Bank Robbery true crime story history
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The Santa Claus Bank Robbery
By A C Greene
A true crime story
Vintage copy
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 getaway 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 $5,000 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.
267 pp
This is an old book which dark creaminess & scuffing from age & storage
Can be posted at extra cost
By A C Greene
A true crime story
Vintage copy
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 getaway 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 $5,000 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.
267 pp
This is an old book which dark creaminess & scuffing from age & storage
Can be posted at extra cost
- Date Listed:03/12/2023
- Last Edited:03/12/2023
- Condition:Used
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