Stagecoach robberies in California : a complete record, 1856/1913 / R. Michael Wilson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilson, R. Michael, 1944- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stagecoach robberies--California--History.

Stagecoach robberies.

Brigands and robbers--California--History.

Brigands and robbers.

Outlaws--California--History.

Outlaws.

Stagecoach lines--California--History.

Stagecoach lines.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (291 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company Inc., Publishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

California was the mining center 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 458 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 littl

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface ""; ""Introduction ""; ""Stagecoach Robberies by County""; ""Alameda County""; ""Amador County ""; ""Butte County ""; ""Calaveras County ""; ""Colusa County ""; ""El Dorado County ""; ""Fresno County ""; ""Inyo County ""; ""Kern County ""; ""Lake County ""; ""Lassen County ""; ""Los Angeles County ""

""Madera County """"Marin County ""; ""Mariposa County ""; ""Mendocino County ""; ""Merced County ""; ""Modoc County ""; ""Mono County ""; ""Monterey County ""; ""Napa County ""; ""Nevada County ""; ""Placer County ""; ""Plumas County ""; ""Sacramento County ""; ""San Benito County ""

""San Bernardino County """"San Diego County ""; ""San Joaquin County ""; ""San Luis Obispo County ""; ""San Mateo County ""; ""Santa Barbara County ""; ""Santa Clara County ""; ""Shasta County ""; ""Sierra County ""; ""Siskiyou County ""; ""Sonoma County ""; ""Stanislaus County ""; ""Tehama County ""

""Trinity County """"Tulare County ""; ""Tuolumne County ""; ""Yuba County ""; ""Appendix: Stagecoach Robberies Listed Chronologically""; ""Bibliography ""; ""Index ""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4766-1541-1

OCLC:

889675607