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William H. Miner
William Miner's life, from 1862 to 1930, is what self-made American myths are made of. Orphaned at ten, he grew up on a humble homestead near Chazy, New York, went west to make his fortune on the railroad, climbing from bridge carpenter to creator of a leading railroad appliance company in Chicago. When he and his wife lost their only child, he returned to Chazy to make country life competitive with big city living. He transformed the old Miner homestead into a 15,000 acre fairyland farm and built a famous rural school, a state-of-the-art hospital and hydroelectric dams to bring the magic of electricity to the area. Though William Miner has gone, his legacy lives on. His foundation still funds the school, the hospital, and an agricultural research institute on the old Miner Farm. Joseph Burke's "William H. Miner: The Man and the Myth" sees him as a classic case of the American Mobility Myth, showing that “success could still depend, not on who you were, but on what you could do.”
Gentleman Train Robber
A cunning and formidable opponent of the law, Bill Miner, a.k.a. The Grey Fox, spent half of his life behind bars and the other half planning and executing robberies to fuel his love of fancy clothes and the good life. Described as the master criminal of the west, this dashing thief carried out Canada's first train robbery in 1904.
Old Bill Miner
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 time 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 has been portrayed in folk songs, stage productions and movies. He is also credited with the invention of the phrase “Hands up!”
Surrender on Cebu
A series of accounts from May 1941 to October 1945 describing Bill Miner's service on the island of Cebu and his subsequent capture and imprisonment by Japanese forces.
The Miner's Guide
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A Letter to William Hooson, a Derbyshire Miner: Shewing the Mistakes, and Errors, Commited in His Lately Publish'd Miners Dictionary. with a Preface S
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A Business Life After the Golden Rule: Memorial of William Avery Miner, 1861-1920, with Introductory Sketch of the Miner Family
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Butler and Brooke's: National Directory of Victoria, for 1866-67
Reprint of the original, first published in 1866.
Bill Miner - The Untold Story
Who is the most famous North American train robber? It is Bill Miner, of course, a.k.a. the gentleman train robber. Who were Bill Miner's accomplices? Who could be trusted? Who will betray him? How does a notorious thief manage to hide-out unrecognized? What if Bill Miner has an illegitimate child who comes forward to reveal a dark family secret many years later? What if his daughter is able to prove her story before she succumbs to her illness? All roads lead to the Coldwater Hotel in Merritt, British Columbia, Canada. What is hidden in the dome on top of the hotel that is able to prove the family secret? The novel is the first book to offer a hypothetical account of Bill Miner's life as an outlaw on the run. The book has two timelines: the present, May, 1999 and the past period August 1907 to September 1909.
