Episode 714 - Rondout Train Robbery of 1924, The
Send us Fan Mail It is the largest train robbery in U.S. history, and it occurred just 32 miles north of Chicago. Hear how the Rondout Train Robbery unfolded 100 years ago in June 1924. Show your support of the show for the cost of a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chicagohistory Leave me a voice message - just click on the microphone in the lower right corner here: https://www.chicagohistorypod.com Up your cocktail or Sodastream game with Portland craft syrups! https://portlandsyrups.com/collections/all?sca_ref=1270971.MO4APpJH1k The Newton Gang Speaks (including Joe Newton on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson (1/20/1980): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fenpjqq-UBo&t=6s Affiliate Links (anything you buy through these links - not just this stuff - helps benefit the show at no additional cost to you): BOOKS: Newton Boys: Portrait of an Outlaw Gang, The by Claude Stanush and David Middleton https://amzn.to/4bR8wdq Rondout Train Robbery, The by H.K. Petschel https://amzn.to/3KE6H7v Last Train Robber, The: The Life and Times of Willis Newton by W.C. Jameson https://amzn.to/3RigDrg Willis Newton: The True Story of the Notorious Newton Gang by G.R. Williamson https://amzn.to/3KzuohC MOVIE: Newton Boys, The (1998) with Matthew McConnaughey, Ethan Hawke, Skeet Ulrich Amazon Prime: https://amzn.to/4edWk7Y Want to read hundreds of free books every month? Try Kindle Unlimited: https://amzn.to/4dInhRb Chicago History Podcast Art by John K. Schneider (angeleyesartjks AT gmail.com) Gear used in the recording of this podcast: Shure MV7 Microphone: https://amzn.to/4aN8Xo6 Zoom H6 Recorder: https://amzn.to/3y0wWh0 Support the show