The Great Train Robber: My Autobiography
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The Great Train Robber: My Autobiography

The Inside Story of Britain's Most Notorious Heist

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eBook - ePub

The Great Train Robber: My Autobiography

The Inside Story of Britain's Most Notorious Heist

About this book

Life After the Great Train Robbery

Meet one of the robbers behind the most daring heist in mid-20th century Britain and what life was like on the run.

The man who got away shares his story. 1960s Britain was full of possibilities, especially for a young Ronnie Biggs. Part of the railway group that stole over £50 million from a mail train, one of his most famous crimes eventually lead to a life full of dangerous and exhilarating stories to share. Chris Pickard returns with Biggs' final farewell in The Great Train Robber, a new bestselling crime biography that sheds new light on one of the most famous British robbers in history. In this book, spanning almost 40 years of exciting escapes, close calls, and an endearing ending to his story, you will discover more about this notorious fugitive from the best source possible: himself.

From Britain to Brazil and back again. For the 60th anniversary of the Great Train Robbery, get the inside story of Biggs over his criminal career and personal life. Detailing the fateful day on the mail train, his decades on the run across the seas, being released from prison in 2009, and his peaceful final moments in 2013, The Great Train Robber shares how one railway heist changed not only Biggs' life, but countless others to this very day.

Inside, you'll learn about Biggs' global adventures as the most wanted man in the world:

  • Where Biggs went after the train robbery
  • His great escape from Wadsworth Prison
  • Fleeing to Australia and Brazil
  • Surviving two kidnapping attempts
  • His return to Britain

If you enjoy true crime biographies such as The Wager, The Art Thief, or The Best New True Crime Stories: Well-Mannered Crooks, Rogues, and Criminals, then you'll love The Great Train Robber.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Foreword
  8. Chapter One. Confessions: No One is Innocent
  9. Chapter Two. The Great Train Robbery
  10. Chapter Three. Thursday 8 August 1963
  11. Chapter Four. Aftermath and Capture
  12. Chapter Five. Trials and Tribulations
  13. Chapter Six. Escape: The Making of the Man
  14. Chapter Seven. Ron on the Run
  15. Chapter Eight. Time Down Under
  16. Chapter Nine. Pacifics: Melbourne to Rio
  17. Chapter Ten. Mr Haynes Settles in Rio
  18. Chapter Eleven. Caught: Slipper Drops his Catch
  19. Chapter Twelve. Life in the Spotlight: Fame and Infamy
  20. Thirteen. KIDNAPPED: SECOND TIME LUCKY
  21. Chapter Fourteen. Unwelcome Caribbean Excursion
  22. Chapter FifTeen. A Star is Born: Mike Biggs
  23. Chapter Sixteen. An Englishman Abroad
  24. Chapter Seventeen. Long Dark Tunnel
  25. Chapter Eighteen. Saudades for Rio: Time for Home
  26. Chapter Nineteen. Justice for Some: More Porridge
  27. Chapter Twenty. Clutching at Straws: Sickness and Wealth
  28. Chapter Twenty-One. This is it! End of the Line
  29. Postscript: Let Us Say Goodbye, to the One and Only . . . Ronnie Biggs
  30. Cast of Characters
  31. Photos