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Stannard, Brian, author.
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Gardner, Roy, 1884 or 1886-1940.
Criminals -- United States -- Biography.
Outlaws -- United States -- Biography.
Escaped prisoners -- United States -- Biography.
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Alcatraz ghost story...
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Alcatraz ghost story : Roy Gardner's amazing train robberies, escapes, and lifelong love / Brian Stannard.
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Stannard, Brian, author.
New York, NY: Skyhorse Publishing, [2024]
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Gardner, Roy, 1884 or 1886-1940.
Criminals -- United States -- Biography.
Outlaws -- United States -- Biography.
Escaped prisoners -- United States -- Biography.
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9781510778245 (hardcover) :
1510778241 (hardcover) :
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xviii, 245 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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"Before the 1920s found their roar, a charismatic gambling addict named Roy Gardner dominated news headlines with daring train robberies and escapes from incarceration. Nicknamed "the Smiling Bandit," Gardner spilled no blood--except his own--as he cut a felonious path across the western United States, as the country hobbled through a recession in the aftermath of the First World War. Once imprisoned for the long term in federal prisons, including Alcatraz, the most notorious prison's second-most-notorious inmate won over some unlikely champions. Both Gardner's wife, Dollie, and a police officer who once arrested him launched extensive campaigns for Gardner's release on the vaudeville circuit, claiming a brain operation would cure his lawless ways. Was Gardner a good man who made bad decisions as the victim of injury and circumstance? Or was his charming personality merely the poker face of a scoundrel? --Provided by publisher.
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