On October 7, 1896, the citizens of Sherburn, a small town in southwestern Minnesota, were horrified when two brothers from Iowa held up the local bank and murdered two men inside. It would go down in history as the world’s first heist executed on bicycles. An intense manhunt followed, as the brothers pedaled hard for Iowa in a desperate bid to escape.
Award winning author Jeffrey Sauve has returned to Minnesota’s Most Notorious – this time to share details from his new book “Wheels of Murder: The 1896 Bank Robbery That Shocked a Small Prairie Town”.
The book comes out on August 18th, and you can pre-order/order it here (or buy it from a local Minnesota or Iowa book store!). https://northstareditions.com/wheels-of-murder/ https://www.amazon.com/Wheels-Murder-Robbery-Shocked-Prairie/dp/B0GHWKTX6R/
Jeffrey has a number of book engagements in the next few months across Minnesota and Iowa. Here is his schedule:
Aug. 28 — Northfield Senior Center (50 North). Book launch celebration, 6:30 p.m.
Sept. 8 — Kossuth County Historical Society, Algona, Iowa. Book Signing, 1-4 p.m.
Sept. 8 — Algona Public Library, Algona, Iowa. Author talk, 5:30 p.m.
Sept. 12 — Washington County Historical Society, Stillwater. Author talk, 5:30 p.m.
Sept. 17 — Rice County Historical Society, Faribault. Author talk, 6:00 p.m.
Sept. 24 — Zenith Bookstore, Duluth. Author talk, 7:00 p.m.
Sept. 26 — Duluth Public Library in conjunction with the Lake Superior Writers. Author talk, 1:00 p.m.
Oct. 1 — Content Bookstore, Northfield. Author talk, 7:00 p.m.
Oct. 7 — Martin County Historical Society, Fairmont, Minn. Author talk, 7:00 p.m.
Oct. 8 — Albert Lea Public Library. Author talk, Noon.
Oct. 8 — Estherville Iowa Public Library. Author talk, 6:30 p.m.
Oct. 30 — Lake Mills Public Library, Lake Mills, Iowa. Author talk, 10:30 a.m.
Nov. 5 — Jackson County Historical Society, Lakefield, MN. Author talk, 6 p.m.
Nov. 14 — Sons of Norway Norsota Lodge, Apple Valley (open to all). Author talk, 4 p.m.
Dec. 7 — Northfield History Center. Author talk, 6:00 p.m.