| Description |
1 online resource (291 pages) |
| 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 |
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Santa Barbara CountySanta 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 |
| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Stagecoach robberies -- California -- History
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Brigands and robbers -- California -- History
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Outlaws -- California -- History
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Stagecoach lines -- California -- History
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Criminology.
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Brigands and robbers
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Outlaws
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Stagecoach lines
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Stagecoach robberies
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California
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781476615417 |
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1476615411 |
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