num_pages: 204
description: This rare collection of wanted posters from the American West is a historical treasure. The book's nearly 150 original wanted posters, fugitive notices, and Pinkerton Agency circulars are supplemented by fascinated details about the technology of identification, the history of wanted posters, and the stories behind the crimes, which ranged from horse theft, safe blowing, train robbery, seduction, ''white slavery,'' and murder. Posters for notorious bandits such as Jesse James, Butch Cassidy, and the Sundance Kid are also featured.
language: English
title: Wanted!: Wanted Posters of the Old West
titlecomplete: Wanted!: Wanted Posters of the Old West
genres: History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 36
publisher: Farcountry Press