California Desperadoes : Stories of Early California Outlaws in Their Own Words

By William B. Secrest

Book Overview

Historic desperadoes tell their tales of holdups, shootouts and desperate flights from the law in this chronicle illustrated with many rare photographs. From the famous 1892 shootout at Young's cabin... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1884995195
• ISBN13: 9781884995194
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Linden Publishing
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

An outstanding contribution to California history.

Chris Evans and seven other early outlaws of the old west provide first-hand experiences of holdups, shootouts, and confrontations wit the law in California Desperadoes, an outstanding collection of true stories by California desperados. Add vintage illustrations and black and white photos to the text and you have a fine piece of California history.