| Description |
264 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Welcome to paradise -- Uncle Dave -- A brief history of bank robbery in America -- Jesus freaks -- An evangelical Camelot -- Of cinder block mausoleums and men -- Mohegan Sun -- A brief history of gambing in America -- Rob a bank -- Paradise found -- Paradise lost -- Do not wear clothing that resembles the clothing that prisoners wear -- Nothing could be more absurd than moral lessons at such a moment -- A brief history of fugitives in America -- Fathoming secrets -- Weird, right?? -- Can I possibly not understand myself that I am a lost man? -- A nice place for rough boys -- Intentional living -- Get down. Get the fuck down, now. -- Writer's retreat -- You've never been to heaven, but you got pretty close last night. |
| Summary |
Chas Smith grew up deeply enmeshed in the evangelical Christian world that flourished in Southern California in the late 1960s. His family included famous missionaries and megachurch pastors, but his cousin Daniel Courson was Grandma's favorite. Smith looked up to Cousin Danny. He was handsome, adventurous, and smart; earned a degree from Bible college; and settled into a family and a stable career. Needless to say, it was a big surprise when Cousin Danny started robbing banks. Known as the "Floppy Hat Bandit," Courson robbed nineteen of them in a torrid six-week spree before being caught and sentenced to seven years in prison. When he tried to escape, they tacked on another year. And when he finally got out, despite seeming to be back on the straight and narrow, Cousin Danny disappeared. Banks started getting robbed again. It seemed Cousin Danny might be gunning for the record. Chas Smith's Blessed Are the Bank Robbers is the wildly entertaining story of an all-American antihero. It's a tale of bank heists, art-and-jewel theft, high-speed chases, fake identities, encrypted Swiss email accounts, jilted lovers, and the dark side of an evangelical family. |
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Courson, Daniel.
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Bank robberies -- California.
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Evangelicalism -- United States.
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Bank robberies. (OCoLC)fst00826782
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Evangelicalism. (OCoLC)fst00917002
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California. (OCoLC)fst01204928
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Biography. (DNLM)D019215
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Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Biographies.
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| ISBN |
9781419754739 (hardcover) |
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1419754734 (hardcover) |
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