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ISBN: 978-1-942586-82-1
Pages: 351
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An Ingenious Excuse: The True Story of Patrick Lyon and the First Great American Bank Robbery

Format: Soft Cover

$19.95

Overview

On the morning of September 2, 1798, just after first light, the back door to Carpentersโ€™ Hall is discovered ajar. Gold, silver, banknotes-the vast riches of a well-guarded bank vault-all of it gone without a trace. Frantic bankers secure an arrest warrant for the clever blacksmith who worked on the vault doors, a young Scot who crossed the ocean like thousands of others on Americaโ€™s promise of liberty and opportunity. Bankers know him to be innocent but lock him up anyway, then leave him to die in their fever-ridden jail. An incredible true tale of history about the first big bank robbery in America. Itโ€™s a David and Goliath story about a recent immigrant who must uncover the truth about a robbery he didnโ€™t commit.

โ€œIs Mr. Lyon got clear, or is he condemned?โ€

An Ingenious Excuse: The True Story of Patrick Lyon and the First Great American Bank Robbery

$19.95

Overview

On the morning of September 2, 1798, just after first light, the back door to Carpentersโ€™ Hall is discovered ajar. Gold, silver, banknotes-the vast riches of a well-guarded bank vault-all of it gone without a trace. Frantic bankers secure an arrest warrant for the clever blacksmith who worked on the vault doors, a young Scot who crossed the ocean like thousands of others on Americaโ€™s promise of liberty and opportunity. Bankers know him to be innocent but lock him up anyway, then leave him to die in their fever-ridden jail. An incredible true tale of history about the first big bank robbery in America. Itโ€™s a David and Goliath story about a recent immigrant who must uncover the truth about a robbery he didnโ€™t commit.

โ€œIs Mr. Lyon got clear, or is he condemned?โ€

Details

Format: Soft Cover
ISBN: 978-1-942586-82-1
Pages: 351
Categories ,