Wells, Fargo & Co. Stagecoach and Train Robberies, 1870-1884

Buch | Softcover

281 Seiten

2010
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-4855-5 (ISBN)

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In January 1, 1885, Wells, Fargo & Company's chief detective James B. Hume and special agent John N. Thacker published a report summarizing the company's losses during the previous 14 years. It listed 313 stagecoach robberies, 23 burglaries, and four train robberies but included little or no details of the events themselves, focusing instead on physical descriptions of the robbers. Widely circulated, the report was intended to assist law enforcement in identifying and apprehending the criminals believed still to present a danger to the company. The present volume revisits each crime, updating Hume and Thacker's original report with rich new details culled from local newspapers, personal diary entries, and court records.

R. Michael Wilson has been researching and writing about the history of the American West for more than a decade. A retired law enforcement officer, he is the author of numerous books on crime and capital punishment. He lives in Henderson, Nevada.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

Stagecoaching

Report Summary

THE ROBBERS’ RECORD

Appendix: Additional Robbers and Their Crimes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	9.2.2010
Zusatzinfo	5 photographs
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	175 x 251 mm
Gewicht	515 g
Themenwelt	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schienenfahrzeuge
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
ISBN-10	0-7864-4855-5 / 0786448555
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-4855-5 / 9780786448555
Zustand	Neuware