California desperadoes
Subtitle: stories of early California outlaws in their own words
By: by William B. Secrest.
Publisher: Word Dancer Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Clovis, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 257
Subjects: Outlaws -- California -- Biography -- Anecdotes; Frontier and pioneer life -- California -- Anecdotes; California -- Biography -- Anecdotes; California -- History -- 1846-1850 -- Anecdotes; California -- History -- 1850-1950 -- Anecdotes
Genres: Biography; Anecdotes.
Description: Early outlaws tell their own raw tales of holdups, shootouts, and desperate flights from the law. Witness the cruel confessions of California bandits during the opening days of the Gold Rush, stage robbers, and California highwaymen. These tales of harrowing and sometimes hilarious antics are accompanied by many rare photographs.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-246) and index.