Description: Bedlam on the West Virginia Rails, West Virginia, True Crime, Paperback In 1949, two bandits from Youngstown, Ohio, boarded a B&O passenger train from Washington, D.C., 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 infamous 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 this true tale of America's last moving train robbery.
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Location: Columbia, South Carolina
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Brand: Unbranded
MPN: 9781626198937
Book Title: Bedlam on the West Virginia Rails: : the Last Train Bandit Tells His True Tale
Number of Pages: 144 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Item Height: 0.3 in
Topic: United States / South / South Atlantic (DC, De, Fl, Ga, Md, Nc, SC, VA, WV), United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), General, Railroads / Pictorial
Publication Year: 2015
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Travel, Transportation, True Crime, History
Item Weight: 11.2 Oz
Author: Wilson Casey
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Book Series: True Crime Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
