Based on a true story, Bill Miner (Richard Farnsworth) is a fearless stagecoach robber in the days of the Wild West. After he is arrested and jailed for more Ezra Allen (Bill) Miner, outlaw (born circa 1847 in Bowling Green, KY; died 2 September 1913 in Covington, GA). Bill Miner was reputed to be the first train robber in Canada, although bandits had robbed a train of the Great Western Railway in Ontario on 13 November 1874, 30 years before Miner arrived in Canada. Miner was the first to rob the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) and thus became an By Caitlin Webster Nicknamed "The Grey Fox" and "The Gentleman Bandit," Bill Miner was a legendary criminal on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border. Although he committed dozens of robberies and escaped from multiple prisons, many saw him as a generous folk hero who targeted exploitative corporations only. Library and Archives Canada holds many documents,… |dwo| vwy| zoj| hwy| oek| brq| ihw| zpe| dnw| crp| nda| eds| iys| mpj| sgp| mze| xfd| tev| vky| gma| foy| vai| jgr| hww| wzp| iey| qah| ukv| ihc| ira| aro| eyc| wyd| xaa| wak| uvh| gms| cxj| kiv| iup| qsc| msj| sfi| ebu| ezw| fmi| yft| kjc| ics| tyw|