Read Bedlam on the West Virginia Rails: The Last Train Bandit Tells his True Tale (True Crime)

Bedlam on the West Virginia Rails: The Last Train Bandit Tells his True Tale (True Crime)

Wilson Casey

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Description:True story firsthand account by America's last moving train robber, Lu Ramsdell, as told to author Wilson CaseyIn 1949, two bandits from Youngstown, OH boarded a B & O passenger train from Washington, DC to Detroit. In the West Virginia mountains near Martinsburg, Luman "Lu" Ramsdell and his gang stopped the train to rob and terrorize nearly 150 people on board. They pistol-whipped several and shot at others before exiting the train to next rob a tavern and hijack getaway cars. National headlines likened the event to the exploits of Jesse James and the halcyon days of the wild West. Lu and the gang led authorities on a chase that ended with a harrowing shootout five blocks from the white House. Climb aboard with author Wilson Casey for a firsthand account from the head bandit himself in the true tale of America's last moving train robbery.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Bedlam on the West Virginia Rails: The Last Train Bandit Tells his True Tale (True Crime). To get started finding Bedlam on the West Virginia Rails: The Last Train Bandit Tells his True Tale (True Crime), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 160

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: The History Press

Release: 2015

ISBN: 1626198934

Description: True story firsthand account by America's last moving train robber, Lu Ramsdell, as told to author Wilson CaseyIn 1949, two bandits from Youngstown, OH boarded a B & O passenger train from Washington, DC to Detroit. In the West Virginia mountains near Martinsburg, Luman "Lu" Ramsdell and his gang stopped the train to rob and terrorize nearly 150 people on board. They pistol-whipped several and shot at others before exiting the train to next rob a tavern and hijack getaway cars. National headlines likened the event to the exploits of Jesse James and the halcyon days of the wild West. Lu and the gang led authorities on a chase that ended with a harrowing shootout five blocks from the white House. Climb aboard with author Wilson Casey for a firsthand account from the head bandit himself in the true tale of America's last moving train robbery.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Bedlam on the West Virginia Rails: The Last Train Bandit Tells his True Tale (True Crime). To get started finding Bedlam on the West Virginia Rails: The Last Train Bandit Tells his True Tale (True Crime), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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