The Great Mars Hill Bank Robbery

by Ron Chase

Book Overview

On November 12, 1971, Bernard Patterson, a much decorated Vietnam War hero turned real-life version of Don Quixote, Butch Cassidy, and Robin Hood all rolled into one, robbed the Northern National Bank in Mars Hill, Maine. He escaped with $110,000; at the time, the largest bank robbery in the history of the state. A tunnel rat and paratrooper in Vietnam who rose to the rank of sergeant, he was awarded four bronze stars and recommended for a silver...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 160893361X
• ISBN13: 9781608933617
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Down East Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 9.0"