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Short-listed for the 2008 Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime
Non-Fiction Although they committed separate crimes, Arthur Lucas
and Ronald Turpin met their deaths on the same scaffold at
Toronto’s Don Jail on December 11, 1962. They were the last two
people executed in Canada, but surprisingly little was known about
them until now. This is the first book to uncover the lives and
deaths of Turpin, a Canadian criminal, and Lucas, a Detroit
gangster. The result of more than five years of research, The Last
to Die is based on original interviews, hidden documents, trial
transcripts, and newspaper accounts. Featuring crime scene photos
and never-before-published documents, this riveting book also
reveals the heroic efforts of lawyer Ross MacKay, who defended both
men, and Chaplain Cyril Everitt, who remained with them to the end.
What actually happened the night of the hangings is shrouded by
myth and rumour. This book finally confirms the truth and reveals
the gruesome mistake that cost Arthur Lucas not only his life but
also his head.
"We gambled everything-our careers, our fortunes, the future of our
nation-and every day brought new discoveries. It was like living on
a frontier."-Arne Nielsen The memoir of Canadian petroleum industry
leader Arne Nielsen is not a conventional business biography.
During his six decades in the business, he witnessed critical
events in the oil industry that influenced Canada's economic
history. From rain-soaked tents on the Arctic barren land to the
luxurious New York offices of a multinational oil company, Arne
Nielsen's expansive knowledge of geology and the oil industry made
him one of the most influential and well-known figures of his time.
His memoir provides crucial details and unique perspectives on
events that will be of interest to the next generation of oil
industry executives as well as to consumers, economists, and
ecologists.
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