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: State House Press, paperback
This is the first major biography in over 60 years of a legendary Western outlaw depicted as a "Robin Hood" in cowboy songs, novels, and film. He began his life of crime robbing stagecoaches in the Black Hills of the Dakota Territory, and soon switchedto more lucrative train robbery. He eluded capture time and again for six years, until he was betrayed by a member of his own gang. Includes b&w historical photos of gang members and lawmen. The author is a county attorney.