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category: True Crime
published: May 2011
ISBN:9781926613956
publisher: Heritage House Publishing

Dirty Thirties Desperadoes

Forgotten Victims of the Great Depression

by Rich Mole

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In October 1935, three Doukhobor farm boys embarked on a violent trail of robbery and murder that stretched from Manitoba to Alberta. By the time the spree ended near Banff, seven people were dead, including the fugitives and four law-enforcement officers. For the next 70 years, these "farm-boy killers" held the distinction of being the RCMP's deadliest adversaries, yet many questions about the shocking case remained unanswered. This gripping narrative reveals surprising new details about the tragic events as it chronicles the disastrous impact of the Great Depression on the young killers and the lawmen who faced them down.

About the Author

Rich Mole is a former broadcaster, communications consultant and president of a Vancouver Island advertising agency. Fuelled by a lifelong fascination with history, he writes extensively about the events and people of Canada's past.

Editorial Reviews

The desperate conditions created from loss of farms and finances during the Great Depression are effectively evoked in this book from the Amazing Stories series. —BC Books for BC Schools


Part of the Amazing Stories series, this is a book aimed at younger readers—but honestly, it should appeal to everyone. Mole does an excellent job of setting the stage for what unfolded, describing the terrible conditions that existed on the Prairies as a result of the economic collapse and the drought that followed. —the Times Colonist

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