Gentleman bandit : the true story of Black Bart, the Old West's most infamous stagecoach robber
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Arcade Free Library - Adult Biography
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Geneva Public Library - Second Floor Nonfiction
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Honeoye Public Library - Biographies
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Arcade Free Library - Adult Biography | BIO BART | Available |
Geneva Public Library - Second Floor Nonfiction | BIO BART | Available |
Honeoye Public Library - Biographies | B BART | Available |
Victor Farmington Library - Adult Biography | BIO BAR | Available |
Wood Library Association - Canandaigua - Adult Biography | B BART | Available |
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Format
Book
Physical Desc
376 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-360) and index.
Description
"Black Bart is widely regarded today as not only the most notorious stage robber of the Old West but also the best behaved. Over his lifetime, Black Bart held up at least twenty-nine stagecoaches in California and Oregon with mild, polite commands, stealing from Wells Fargo and the US mail but never robbing a passenger. Such behavior earned him the title of a true 'gentleman bandit.' His real name was Charles E. Boles, and in the public eye, Charles lived quietly as a boulevardier in San Francisco, the wealthiest and most exciting city in the American West. Boles was an educated man who traveled among respectable crowds. Because he did not drink, fight or consort with prostitutes, his true calling as America's greatest stage robber was never suspected until his final capture in 1883. Sheriffs searched and struggled for years to find him, and newspaper editors had a field day reporting his exploits. Legends and rumors trailed his name until his mysterious death, and his ultimate fate remains one of the greatest mysteries of the Old West. Now historian John Boessenecker sheds new light on Black Bart's beginnings, reputation and exploits, bringing to life the glittering story of the mysterious stage robber who doubled as a rich, genteel socialite in the golden era of the Wild West"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Boessenecker, J. (2023). Gentleman bandit: the true story of Black Bart, the Old West's most infamous stagecoach robber . Hanover Square Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Boessenecker, John, 1953-. 2023. Gentleman Bandit: The True Story of Black Bart, the Old West's Most Infamous Stagecoach Robber. Hanover Square Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Boessenecker, John, 1953-. Gentleman Bandit: The True Story of Black Bart, the Old West's Most Infamous Stagecoach Robber Hanover Square Press, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Boessenecker, John. Gentleman Bandit: The True Story of Black Bart, the Old West's Most Infamous Stagecoach Robber Hanover Square Press, 2023.
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