TITLE:
Rum, blood & treasure : stories strange but true from Atlantic Canada / Ed Butts.
Alternate Title:
Rum, blood and treasure
Publication Date:
2016
Publication Information:
Halifax, NS : Formac Publishing Company Limited,
Physical Description:
208 p.
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Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 202-203) and index.
Summary:
Edward Butts weaves true tales - the wreck of the Francis and the weird connection to Edward, Duke of Kent; the sea voyage of Charles Coghlan's coffin; Captain Jack Randell the rum-runner; Al Capone's gunman Bugs Moran. This collection offers the lore and legend of some of the greatest stories of Atlantic Canada's history. Edward Butts is the author of The Desperate Ones: Forgotten Canadian Outlaws and She Dared: Stories of Survival. He lives in Guelph, Ontario.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781459504141
