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George M. (George Miles) White

A rare early-1900s voice from the edge of crime and injustice, this author is best known for a memoir that promises a dramatic fall from respectable businessman to accused bank looter. His work reads like a personal defense, a crime story, and a protest against the legal system all at once.

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From Boniface to Bank Burglar; Or, The Price of Persecution How a Successful Business Man, Through the Miscarriage of Justice, Became a Notorious Bank Looter

From Boniface to Bank Burglar; Or, The Price of Persecution How a Successful Business Man, Through the Miscarriage of Justice, Became a Notorious Bank Looter

by George M. (George Miles) White

About the author

Very little biographical information about this author could be confirmed from reliable online library and public-domain records. He is listed in book catalogs and Project Gutenberg as George M. White (George Miles White), and his best-known surviving work is From Boniface to Bank Burglar; Or, The Price of Persecution.

That book was published in the early 20th century and presents itself as the story of a successful businessman ruined by what he describes as a miscarriage of justice. It was also issued under the name George Bliss, which appears alongside George M. White in public-domain records, suggesting an alias or alternate name used in connection with the book.

Because so few dependable biographical details are readily available, the author remains a somewhat shadowy figure today. What does stand out is the unusual survival of his book: part memoir, part sensational true-crime narrative, and part plea to be understood on his own terms.