Rustan Robertson, The Wages of Sin

After the First National Bank in Sedro-Woolley was robbed of over $11,000 in gold in

late 1914, the bandits escaped and led posses on a manhunt that extended north

through Whatcom County and into British Columbia. The Wages of Sin chronicles the

entirety of this fascinating story along with stunning photographs taken as the events

unfolded.

Rustan Robertson was born and raised in Sedro-Woolley, and joined the Sedro-Woolley

Museum board at the age of 13, working with a dedicated group of volunteers to create

the city's first museum in a 13,000 square feet facility.In 1994, Rustan began researching the Great Sedro-Woolley Bank Robbery of 1914 in

great detail, and spent the following three years conducting interviews, finding historical

documents, and combing through newspaper archives. Following this, his research

gathered dust until 2014, the year of the bank robbery's 100th anniversary, when he

partnered with the Sedro-Woolley Museum to publish a book on the topic, The Wages

of Sin: The True Story & Photos of the Great Sedro-Woolley Bank Robbery of 1914.Rustan currently lives in Anacortes, WA with his wife, son and daughter.