Texas Train Robberies: True Stories of Notorious Bandits and Infamous Escapades

by W.C. Jameson

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493028658
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	10/01/2017
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

Introduction v

Some Train Robbery Terminology xi

Chapter 1 Sam Bass, Texas's First Train Robber 1

Chapter 2 Allen, Texas, February 22, 1878 7

Chapter 3 Hutchins, Texas, March 18, 1878 11

Chapter 4 Eagle Ford, Texas, April 4, 1878 15

Chapter 5 Mesquite, Texas, April 10, 1878 17

Chapter 6 The End of Sam Bass, July 18, 1878 23

Chapter 7 The Burrow Gang 29

Chapter 8 Bellevue, Texas, December 1, 1886 35

Chapter 9 Gordon, Texas, January 23, 1887 37

Chapter 10 McNeill, Texas, May 18, 1887 41

Chapter 11 Benbrook, Texas, June 4, 1887 45

Chapter 12 Enter Bill Whitley and Brack Cornett 49

Chapter 13 Flatonia, Texas, June 18, 1887 53

Chapter 14 Benbrook, Texas, September 30, 1887 61

Chapter 15 Harwood, Texas, September 22, 1888 63

Chapter 16 The Killing of Bill Whitley and Brack Cornett 65

Chapter 17 The Demise of Rube Burrow 67

Chapter 18 Bangs, Texas, December 20, 1889 75

Chapter 19 Temple, Texas, May 13, 1892 77

Chapter 20 Brackenridge, Texas, June 25, 1893 79

Chapter 21 Canadian, Texas, April 24, 1894 85

Chapter 22 Black Jack Ketchum 89

Chapter 23 Lozier Station, Texas, May 14, 1897 93

Chapter 24 The Arrest and Execution of Tom "Blackjack" Ketchum 101

Chapter 25 McNeill, Texas, October 12, 1897 107

Chapter 26 Temple, Texas, June 10, 1898 109

Chapter 27 Coleman, Texas, June 10, 1898 111

Chapter 28 Bassett, Texas, December 14, 1900 113

Chapter 29 Eylau Siding, Texas, September 3, 1901 117

Chapter 30 Ben Kilpatrick 119

Chapter 31 Sanderson, Texas, March 13, 1912 125

Chapter 32 Willis Newton 131

Chapter 33 Cline, Texas, December 30, 1914 135

Chapter 34 Brownsville, Texas, October 18, 1915 139

Chapter 35 Bells, Texas, August 25, 1921 147

Chapter 36 Bloomberg, Texas, Uncertain, 1921 151

Chapter 37 The End of the Newton Brothers Gang 155

Bibliography 163

Acknowledgments 167

Index 169

About the Author 175