LYNCH ROPES & LONG SHOTS.; The True Story of an Old West Train Robbery
by Alexander, Bob
- New
- Hardcover
- Condition
- New
- ISBN 10
- 094438370X
- ISBN 13
- 9780944383704
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, United States
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About This Item
Silver City, NM: High-Lonesome Books, 2006. First edition. Stamped Cloth. New. 6 x 9, 200 pgs, b&w historical photos. In November, 1883, near a railroad siding called Gage in southwest New Mexico, four mounted outlaws derailed the eastbound Southern Pacific, killed the engineer, and robbed the train and passengers of far less money than they had hoped. The meager heist nonetheless set in motion one of the best Old West action yarns ever-and it's all true! Included with train robbery comes hard riding over rough country, hideouts in the wilderness, brilliant detective work, not-so-brilliant detective work, a jail break, several shoot-outs on the run, more killings, on-the-spot lynchings, greed over the reward money, and the trial where the outlaw leader, the resilient Kit Joy, tries mightily to beat the rope. Fast-paced and fully documented, former lawman Bob Alexander has once again given us important Western history that the others have missed.
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- Bookseller
- High-Lonesome Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18112
- Title
- LYNCH ROPES & LONG SHOTS.; The True Story of an Old West Train Robbery
- Author
- Alexander, Bob
- Format/Binding
- Stamped Cloth
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 294
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 094438370X
- ISBN 13
- 9780944383704
- Publisher
- High-Lonesome Books
- Place of Publication
- Silver City, NM
- Date Published
- 2006
- Keywords
- train | hold-up | escape | horse | thief | reward | non-fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Western Americana;
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High-Lonesome Books
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Silver City, New Mexico
About High-Lonesome Books
Founded in 1986, High-Lonesome Books publishes books on Western Americana, the Great Outdoors (mostly hunting and fishing), and Natural History. In addition to the 35, or so, titles we currently have in print, our paper catalog lists over 1100 titles -- some new, mostly used, rare and out of print -- on the West, Outdoor Sport, Natural History, Country Living and Agriculture, and Adventure Books.
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