The Mad Trapper: The Incredible Tale of a Famous Canadian Manhunt (An Amzing Stories Book) [Paperback]

Helena Katz (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1551537877 | ISBN-13: 978-1551537870 | Publication Date: June 15, 2004

This is the incredible story of Canada's largest manhunt. Hundreds of men spent 7 weeks tracking the elusive Albert Johnson for 240 kilometres across the frozen North. He was eventually caught and killed but the identity of Albert Johnson, the Mad Trapper of Rat River, remains a mystery to this day.

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The Mad Trapper- The Incredible Tale of a Famous Canadian Manhunt ""His lips were curled back in an ugly sneer, and his teeth looked like fangs sticking out through his beard. Johnson hadn't found the peace in death that had eluded him in the last weeks of his life."" This book will be especially fascinating for all readers interested in: history crime biography This is the incredible story of Canada's largest manhunt. Hundreds of men spent 7 weeks tracking the elusive Albert Johnson for 240 kilometres across the frozen North. He was eventually caught and killed but the identity of Albert Johnson, the Mad Trapper of Rat River, remains a mystery to this day.

About the Author

Helena Katz is an award-winning Montreal journalist whose work has appeared in magazines and newspapers in Canada and the United States. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from McGill University and is currently completing a Masters degree in criminology at the Universite de Montreal. This is her first book.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Heritage House Publishing Co. Ltd. (June 15, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1551537877
• ISBN-13: 978-1551537870
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,153,672 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)