Bibliograph

Story of the Outlaw, true tales of Billy the Kid, Jesse James, and Other Desperadoes

Type

Label

Story of the Outlaw, true tales of Billy the Kid, Jesse James, and Other Desperadoes

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Story of the Outlaw

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Sub title

true tales of Billy the Kid, Jesse James, and Other Desperadoes

Summary

Compiled a century ago, when the wildness of the American West was still a living memory, these tales chronicle the rugged lives and audacious crimes of bank and train robbers, cattle rustlers, horse thieves, and other desperadoes. Recounted mainly by the outlaws themselves along with eyewitnesses to their deeds, the stories profile Billy the Kid, Frank and Jesse James, the Dalton Gang, Wild Bill Hickok, and other legendary figures of the era. In addition to famous instances and epochs of outlawry, this book relates equally fascinating but lesser-known incidents, including the Lincoln County War of the Southwest and the Stevens County War of Kansas. Atmospheric illustrations accompany these dramatic fables of adventure and conflict in the Old West

Target audience

adult

Classification