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Sep 11, 2013 · On the gusty morning of April 27, 2013, Peter Grauer passed away in the loving arms of his family in Kamloops, British Columbia. Peter was born in Revelstoke, BC, to Haakon Peter (d.1958) and...
- April 27, 2013
A new book by Kamloops, BC author Peter Grauer titled "Interred With Their Bones - Bill Miner in Canada 1903-1907"; provides unprecedented insights, discoveries, and historical accounts that have been, until now, inaccessible and unpublished.
Jun 11, 2013 · On the gusty morning of April 27, 2013, Peter Grauer passed away in the loving arms of his family in Kamloops, British Columbia. Peter was born in Revelstoke, BC, to Haakon Peter (d.1958) and Nora Evelyn nèe Portman (d.1993) Grauer.
Sep 18, 2020 · Grauer, Peter. Publication date. 2006. Topics. Miner, Bill, 1846-1913, Brigands and robbers -- Canada -- Biography, Brigands and robbers -- United States -- Biography, Train robberies -- History, Brigands and robbers, Train robberies, Canada, United States. Publisher. Kamloops, BC : Tillicum. Collection.
Sep 19, 2018 · But this time he wasn’t so lucky – he was captured and sentenced to life in prison. However, he managed to escape and was never again seen in Canada. Here is a copy of a map shown in the book Interred with Their Bones, Bill Miner in Canada, by the late Peter Grauer, self-published in 2006.
Miner's arrest and subsequent trial in Kamloops caused a media spectacle. Apparently the most damning evidence against him was the bottle of kidney pills that Miner had picked up during the Ducks robbery.
In reflecting on Bill Miner’s legend, Peter Grauer, author of Interred With Their Bones: Bill Miner in Canada (Kamloops. BC: Tillicum, 2006), suggested that the full-face portrait of the bandit, as shown below, was a big part of Miner’s enduring legacy.
