Frank W. Anderson

Bill Miner, the gentleman bandit, enjoyed more popularity in his day than Jesse James or Billy the Kid. He robbed stagecoaches and trains across California, Colorado, Arizona, Georgia, Washington State and British Columbia until just before the First World War, by which point the public actually wanted him to escape the police. Reporters visited him during his time in jail and dubbed him “Old Bill Miner.” When he died in Georgia, where he had committed the state’s first train robbery, locals chipped in to pay for his funeral. Described by some as North America’s Robin Hood, Bill Miner’s character has starred in folk songs, stage productions and movies. He is also credited with the invention of the phrase “Hands up!”

81 Interesting Places in Saskatchewan covers the southern half of Saskatchewan. Book includes photos, maps and sketches. There is a huge piece of Saskatchewan yet to be discovered by the author.--goodreads

Featuring the horrific 1916 saga of the Manchur family slain by a fanatical killer near Wakaw, Saskatchewan. This story of homicide stands with the Cook and Booher murders as one of the most unusual spins of the wheel of justice.--Abe Books

Join the escapades of a group of 1920's border bank robbers as author Frank Anderson details the heists of two large bank robbing gangs, one a breakaway gang from the original group. The Border Bank Bandits covers the careers of Smiling Johnny Reid, Arthur Davis, and their various henchmen; their successful and their aborted heists; their eventual capture by the fledgling provincial police forces and south of the border sheriffs; and their subsequent court hearings and final sentences. The antics of the courteous bank robber, the technique of using bread dough to blow a safe, and the final hunt for the buried treasure make this a humorous, as well as an exciting read. Bio: Frank Anderson [1919-2008] is a Brandon, Manitoba, prairie boy who has written more than fifty books on the Canadian west. After graduating from the University of Toronto with a master's degree in social work, he set up a private practice. Following his career, he served on the National Parole Board for five years. Since his retirement in 1979, he has returned to his first love, writing about the early and colorful Canadian west. Mr. Anderson was co-host of the television program Frontier Collection. Frank Anderson is a Brandon, Manitoba, prairie boy who has written more than fifty books on the Canadian west. After graduating from the University of Toronto with a master's degree in social work, he set up a private practice. Following his career, he served on the National Parole Board for five years. Since his retirement in 1979, he has returned to his first love, writing about the early and colorful Canadian west. Mr. Anderson was co-host of the television program Frontier Collection.

The thirsty days of Prohibition in Alberta began at midnight on June 30, 1916, but many had been drinking so hard that the booze had long ago run out. Suddenly, the rum runner was king, and backyard stills popped up everywhere. Even though the government introduced new laws and set up a new police force, liquor was still being made, sold and consumed by those who could outwit the law. Here is Frank W. Anderson's rollicking account [2004+ editions are revised], of the Prohibition years: - the schemes by temperance and moral leaders to convince the government to pass a Prohibition bill to halt the use and trafficking of liquor - the loopholes in the law that rum runners could easily drive their product through - the escapades of Emperor Pick, the Bottle King, whose lucrative bottle-collecting business was a front for his more secretive liquor trafficking business - the covert operations of John Greenburg and Mike Segal, whose backwoods still was never found - Mr. Big's many hideouts along the Crowsnest Pass road where he could cache the liquor if the police was chasing him or his cohorts - and stories of ordinary citizens across the province who risked their lives and livelihoods just to be able to lift a glass. The question remains: Did Prohibition really serve its purpose of preventing crime or did it have the opposite effect?**