Stagecoach Robberies in California: A Complete Record, 1856-1913

by R. Michael Wilson

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786479965
• ISBN13: 9780786479962
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher