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Elmer mccurdy mark svenvold biography

          Elmer Mccurdy: The Life And Afterlife Of An American Outlaw: Svenvold, Mark: : Books.

        1. Elmer McCurdy: The Misadventures in Life and Afterlife of an American Outlaw.
        2. Born Shot dead Buried These are the critical dates in the extraordinary life and afterlife of Elmer McCurdy.
        3. This is the story of Elmer McCurdy, a failed plumber from Bangor, Maine, who drifted west to become a failed outlaw.
        4. Mark Svenvold tells the bizarre story of this quixotic American anti-hero and the journey through the 20th century of his embalmed remains.

          5. Born Shot dead Buried These are the critical dates in the extraordinary life and afterlife of Elmer McCurdy....

          Elmer McCurdy

          American outlaw (1880–1911)

          Elmer McCurdy

          Born

          Elmer J.

          McCurdy


          (1880-01-01)January 1, 1880

          Washington, Maine, U.S.

          DiedOctober 7, 1911(1911-10-07) (aged 31)

          Osage Hills, Oklahoma, U.S.

          Cause of deathGunshot wound
          Body discovered
          Resting placeSummit View Cemetery
          35°53′45″N97°24′12″W / 35.89583°N 97.40333°W / 35.89583; -97.40333 (Elmer McCurdy Burial Site)
          Other namesFrank Curtis[1]
          Frank Davidson
          Charles Smith
          Occupation(s)Plumber, miner, bank and train robber
          Service / branchUS Army
          Years of service1907–1910

          Elmer J.

          McCurdy (January 1, 1880 – October 7, 1911) was an American outlaw who was killed in a shoot-out with police after robbing a train in Oklahoma in October 1911. Dubbed "The Bandit Who Wouldn't Give Up", his mummified body was first put on display at an Oklahoma funeral home and then became a fixture on the traveling carnival