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Bedlam on the West Virginia rails : the last train bendit tells his true tale

Title
Bedlam on the West Virginia rails : the last train bendit tells his true tale / Wilson Casey.
Author
Casey, Wilson.
Publication
Charleston, S.C. : History Press, 2015.

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Description
142 pages : illustrations; 22 cm
Summary
In 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. --cover p.4.
Subject
  • Ramsdell, Luman
  • Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company > History
  • Railroads > History
  • Train robberies > History
Contents
Troubled youth and military days -- Crooked horse betting -- All aboard! -- The takeover -- To the engine car! -- Bar robbery of fifty people -- Identified at the diner -- Avoiding blockade -- Outdrawn by police -- Happy trails.
Call Number
JFE 16-4068
ISBN
  • 9781626198937
  • 1626198934
OCLC
908107892
Author
Casey, Wilson.
Title
Bedlam on the West Virginia rails : the last train bendit tells his true tale / Wilson Casey.
Imprint
Charleston, S.C. : History Press, 2015.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Research Call Number
JFE 16-4068
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