Stagecoach Robberies in California - A Complete Record, 1856-1913 (Paperback)

California was the mining centre of the West for half a century. Wherever precious minerals were found, road agents appeared to "mine the roads" of treasure being shipped out and payrolls being shipped in. The first recorded robbery of a stagecoach occurred in 1856, and the last in 1913. Over that period there were 457 stagecoach robberies, many with special characteristics such as a claim the robbers were Confederate soldiers, a murder, a gun battle, or a thrilling pursuit and capture. Surprisingly, there were many robberies in which the perpetrator remained unknown or in which was so little stolen the robber was not even sought out. This book gives all the details of those robberies taken from the contemporary newspapers and from a variety of other sources.

General

Imprint:	McFarland & Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2014
First published:	July 2014
Authors:	R. Michael Wilson
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	292
ISBN-13:	978-0-7864-7996-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Promotions
LSN:	0-7864-7996-5
Barcode:	9780786479962

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