The Golden Boy of Crime by Jim Brown

The Golden Boy of Crime by Jim Brown

Praise for Canada's Most Overrated Bank Robber

"Standing at the foot of the scantling . . . was a
thick, freckle-faced man whose prison cap could not hide his flaming head. It
was 'Red' Ryan." --Ernest Hemingway

"A malicious little bastard." --Ryan's childhood
friend

"Norman Ryan is a vicious, dangerous and resourceful
thief." --Toronto police chief S. J. Dickson

"Ryan is well liked in Kingston prison. A fine,
handsome, clean-cut man, he stands out as a giant among the inmates." --Athol
Gow, Toronto
Star

"We narrowly escaped meeting him. If we had, we fear
we might, like nearly everybody else, have succumbed to his fatal charm." --J.
V. MCAREE, The Globe and Mail

"I'm glad he is dead." --Senator H. A. Mullins

Dubbed "the Jesse James of Canada," Norman "Red"
Ryan was infamous in the 1920s and '30s until he was gunned down in an
attempted robbery in Sarnia, Ontario. Ernest Hemingway wrote about Ryan's
escape from Kingston Penitentiary for the Toronto Star, Morley Callaghan based a novel on him,
and stories of Ryan and his daring crimes filled newspapers and airwaves. One
of the first Canadians to be granted parole, he was held up by Prime Minister
R. B. Bennett as a model of rehabilitation and became a regular guest at
Toronto police picnics. All the while, however, Ryan continued a crime spree on
the side.

With skepticism, humour and an often scathing
examination of his own profession, journalist Jim Brown tells the incredible
story of "Red" Ryan, a larger-than-life criminal whose fame and legend were
much encouraged by the media, leading to deadly results.

Brown, Jim: - Author Jim Brown has an extensive background in government, media and interpersonal relations. He is the Tennessee State Director for the National Federation of Independent Business, Tennessee's and the nation's leading small-business advocacy association. An advocate for thousands of small businesses, he works with leaders at the state and federal level on general interest issues for entrepreneurs. He was named to NashvillePost.com's In Charge list of 400 influential Middle Tennessee leaders from 2011-2016. He served previously as NFIB's Senior Media Manager, Corporate Communications Director at Gaylord Entertainment, the Business Editor of The City Paper in Nashville, and as an Investment Broker at J.C. Bradford & Co. After graduating from Vanderbilt University with a bachelor's degree in Communication in 1987, Jim served in the U.S. Navy as a Supply Officer on a nuclear cruiser out of Norfolk, Virginia, overseeing four separate divisions. He is active with causes dedicated to wiping out cancer, including as Chairman-elect of Gilda's Club Middle Tennessee, a cancer support group. He volunteers regularly at Room in the Inn, a support program for Nashville's homeless community. He also served in various roles with Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee and Prevent Blindness Tennessee. Jim enjoys spending time with his family, biking and hiking, travel, reading, and really good food.

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ISBN 13	9781443450096
ISBN 10	144345009X
Title	The Golden Boy of Crime
Author	Jim Brown
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Collins
Year published	2019-05-14
Number of pages	288
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