Texas Train Robberies
True Stories of Notorious Bandits and Infamous Escapades
Published on 1. October 2017
200 pages
978-1-4930-2866-5 (ISBN)
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Tales from the Days of the Untamed West
Not only are these train robberies fascinating and daring, many of them are associated with some of the foremost outlaws of the day-colorful personalities including Black Jack Ketchum, Sam Bass, Rube and Jim Burrow, the Doolin Gang, Mexican raiders, and more.
Not only are these train robberies fascinating and daring, many of them are associated with some of the foremost outlaws of the day-colorful personalities including Black Jack Ketchum, Sam Bass, Rube and Jim Burrow, the Doolin Gang, Mexican raiders, and more.
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W.C. Jameson is the award-winning author of more than 100 books. He is the bestselling treasure author in America, and his prominence as a professional fortune hunter has led to stints as a consultant for the Unsolved Mysteries television show, the Travel Channel, and the History Channel. He lives near Austin, Texas.
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Introduction
- Some Train Robbery Terminology
- Chapter 1 Sam Bass, Texas's First Train Robber
- Chapter 2 Allen, Texas
- Chapter 3 Hutchins, Texas
- Chapter 4 Eagle Ford, Texas
- Chapter 5 Mesquite, Texas
- Chapter 6 The End of Sam Bass
- Chapter 7 The Burrow Gang
- Chapter 8 Bellevue, Texas
- Chapter 9 Gordon, Texas
- Chapter 10 McNeill, Texas
- Chapter 11 Benbrook, Texas
- Chapter 12 Enter Bill Whitley and Brack Cornett
- Chapter 13 Flatonia, Texas
- Chapter 14 Benbrook, Texas
- Chapter 15 Harwood, Texas
- Chapter 16 The Killing of Bill Whitley and Brack Cornett
- Chapter 17 The Demise of Rube Burrow
- Chapter 18 Bangs, Texas
- Chapter 19 Temple, Texas
- Chapter 20 Brackenridge, Texas
- Chapter 21 Canadian, Texas
- Chapter 22 Black Jack Ketchum
- Chapter 23 Lozier Station, Texas
- Chapter 24 The Arrest and Execution of Tom "Black Jack" Ketchum
- Chapter 25 McNeill, Texas
- Chapter 26 Temple, Texas
- Chapter 27 Coleman, Texas
- Chapter 28 Bassett, Texas
- Chapter 29 Eylau Siding, Texas
- Chapter 30 Ben Kilpatrick
- Chapter 31 Sanderson, Texas
- Chapter 32 Willis Newton
- Chapter 33 Cline, Texas
- Chapter 34 Brownsville, Texas
- Chapter 35 Bells, Texas
- Chapter 36 Bloomberg, Texas
- Chapter 37 The End of the Newton Brothers Gang
- Bibliography
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- About the Author
