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Vallée, Brian.
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Boyd, Edwin Alonzo, 1914-
Bank robberies -- Ontario -- Toronto.
Thieves -- Ontario -- Toronto -- Biography.
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Vallée, Brian.
Boyd, Edwin Alonzo, 1914-
Bank robberies -- Ontario -- Toronto.
Thieves -- Ontario -- Toronto -- Biography.
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Edwin Alonzo
Boyd
: the
story
of the
notorious
Boyd
gang
/ Brian Vallee.
by
Vallée, Brian.
Doubleday Canada, 1997.
Call #:
364.1552 V182e
Subjects
Boyd
, Edwin Alonzo, 1914-
Bank robberies -- Ontario -- Toronto.
Thieves -- Ontario -- Toronto -- Biography.
ISBN:
0385256574 :
Alternate title:
Story
of the
notorious
Boyd
gang
Description:
373 p. : ill.
Summary:
"A Second World War veteran and the son of a policmen, Edwin Alonzo
Boyd
seemed an unlikely candidate for the role of master criminal. But before his career as a bandit was ended in 1952, the glamorously handsome
Boyd
cut a swath through 11 Toronto-area banks, stealing thousands of dollars and igniting two manhunts of unprecedented scope. When he and his confederates escaped not once but twice from Toronto's Don Jail, the
Boyd
Gang
created headlines across North America and became an enduring Canadian legend. Eventually recaptured and sentenced to life imprisonment, Edwin Alonzo
Boyd
was paroled in 1966. Since then he has lived under an assumed identity, but he willingly shared his memories with best selling author Brian Vallee, resulting in this gripping account of
Boyd
's dubious career. Numerous others--including
Boyd
's former wife and various police officers involved with the
Boyd
Gang--also spoke candidly to the author. Edwin Alonzo
Boyd
: The
Story
of the
Notorious
Boyd
Gang
sheds light on a unique fragment of our history, rich with details of Depression-era and postwar Canada and alive with the insights and memories of those who lived this true-life cops-and-robbers drama."--Publisher.
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