num_pages: 293
description: Bear State Books, in Exeter, has released its newest publication, Dalton Gang Days, by Frank F. Latta. Latta first published the book in 1976 as one of several historical books on California. It is considered to be one of the best resources for the history of the Dalton Gang, which plied the rails and roads of California and the Midwest in the 1890s. The historical information and photographs found in Latta’s book are of particular interest to professional historians and others who are interested in the wild-and-wooly west and its outlaws. The book is easy to read and loaded with great factual information on the Dalton family in California and the west. Few characters in American History have been fictionalized as much as the Dalton Gang. Born in 1892 and raised in Stanislaus County, Frank F. Latta grew up in California with the stories and rumors of the Daltons. From an early age he was exposed to the then-fresh tales of the Daltons. Although from Missouri, the Daltons had family who were farming in the San Joaquin Valley of California. When it became too dangerous for them to continue operations in the Midwest, several of the Dalton brothers made their way out to California and the family farms. From 1889 to 1898, seven train robberies were attempted in the San Joaquin Valley, between Ceres in Stanislaus County, and Alila (Pixley) in Tulare County. Over the ten-year period, thousands of dollars were robbed from the trains of the San Joaquin, with sheriffs of no less than a dozen counties, countless U.S. Deputy Marshals, and Southern Pacific and Wells Fargo detectives in the field looking for the Daltons. Latta’s Dalton Gang Days portrays the Daltons in an accurate light, with a great deal of material from family sources, including Emmett and Littleton Dalton. It is a “must-have” volume for any collector of or person interested in the outlaws of the old west. Bear State Books has printed the book in softbound for ease of handling and reading. It is a “must have” for those who are interested in the days of outlaws and the Daltons. The book is packed full of down-to-earth history and images and shows the lore, legend, and facts of the Daltons as they moved from Missouri to California and back.
language: English
title: Dalton Gang Days
titlecomplete: Dalton Gang Days
ratings_count: 3
publisher: Bear State Books