Wanted! Wanted Posters of the Old West: Stories Behind the Crimes

by Barbara Fifer, Martin Kidston (Joint Author), Martin Kidston

Overview

This rare collection of wanted posters from the American West, found in the basement of the Missoula, Montana, County Courthouse, is a historical treasure. The book's nearly 150 original wanted posters, fugitive notices, and Pinkerton Agency circulars are supplemented by fascinating details about the technology of identification, the history of wanted posters, and the stories behind the crimes, from horse theft, jail breaking, safe-blowing, and train robbery to seduction, "white slavery," and murder. Posters for notorious bandits such as Jesse James, Kid Curry, Tom NIxon, and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are also featured.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781560372639
Publisher:	Farcountry Press
Publication date:	10/15/2003
Pages:	208
Sales rank:	1,049,699
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.50(d)

Table of Contents

	Preface	4
	Introduction	5
	Rogues' Hall of Infamy	11
	Get on That Pony and Ride	23
	Horse Stealing
	Cattle Stealing
	Auto Theft
	Murder Most Foul	53
	Murder
	Arson
	Rape
	Manslaughter
	Immoral Purposes	101
	Seduction
	Bigamy
	Adultery
	White Slavery
	Abduction
	Be on the Lookout	113
	Jail Breaking
	Army Desertion
	Family Abandonment
	Assault
	Whereabouts Unknown	113
	Take the Money and Run	147
	Bank Robbery and Safe Cracking
	Train Robbery
	Burglary
	Robbery
	Grand Larceny
	Embezzlement
	Forgery
	Obtaining Under False Pretenses
	Bibliography/Citations	205