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100 1 _aTuttle, W. C.
_q(Wilbur C.),
_d1883-1969
245 1 4 _aThe taking of Cloudy McGee
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aProduced from the February 10, 1926 issue of Short Stories Magazine.
500 _aRelease date is 2024-03-04
508 _aRoger Frank and Sue Clark
520 _a"The Taking of Cloudy McGee" by W. C. Tuttle is a humorous crime fiction novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds in the fictional town of Lost Hills, where the themes of greed, desperation, and mistaken identities come into play. The narrative revolves around the wily antics of Ferdinand P. Putney, the town's lawyer, and Amos K. Weed, the anxious cashier of the local bank, as they concoct a plan to embezzle money by involving the notorious criminal Cloudy McGee. The plot centers on a dire financial predicament faced by Amos after investing bank funds into a failed oil venture. With the bank examiner soon to arrive, he and Putney turn to Cloudy McGee, a known bank robber and gambler, to stage a fake robbery. However, in a twist of fate, a bumbling U.S. marshal, mistaking another man for McGee, arrives on the scene, leading to a chaotic culmination. This leads to both hilarity and confusion as the story unfurls with characters who are defined by their desperation, absurdity, and miscommunication. Tuttle crafts an engaging tale filled with witty dialogue and unexpected developments, making it an entertaining read. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cGarden City: Doubleday, Page & Co, 1926
653 _aShort stories
653 _aWestern stories
653 _aEmbezzlement -- Fiction
653 _aBank robbers -- Fiction
830 0 _aProduced from the February 10, 1926 issue of Short Stories Magazine.
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/short-stories-v-114-n-03-1926-02-10
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73091
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