An Ingenious Excuse: The True Story of Patrick Lyon and the First Great American Bank Robbery by John and Nancy Lankenau
English | August 7th, 2020 | ISBN: 1942586825 | 352 pages | True EPUB | 1.30 MB
On the morning of September 2, 1798, just after first light, the back door to Carpenters' 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 America's promise of liberty and opportunity.