| Edition |
Large print edition. |
| Description |
421 pages (large print), 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 22 cm. |
| Physical Medium |
large print (16 point) rdafs |
| Series |
Thorndike Press® large print nonfiction |
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Thorndike Press large print nonfiction series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-418). |
| Contents |
Prologue -- Act I: The Daltons. Mayhem in Minnesota -- Midwest manhunt -- Dalton descendants -- "This catastrophic contest" -- The judge and his hangman -- A heroic Dalton death -- They got their man -- Deputy Daltons -- Beyond the law -- Reunion in California -- Act II: The gang. Railroad robbers -- The searchers -- The Wharton train -- "He got me too" -- A dispute with Doolin -- "Cesspool of abominations" -- Red Rock robbery -- Two hundred shots -- Act III: The lawmen. A king's ransom -- The Danish deputy -- A Dodge City man -- Closing in -- Act IV: The shoot-out. A town in its time -- "The last tick" -- "A flash of lightning" -- Bloody work begins -- Saying their prayers -- "Death alley" -- A ghastly scene -- Act V: The desperadoes. Broken brother -- Lead flies in Ingalls -- Mode badges than bandits -- A doomed Dalton -- End of their days -- The last desperadoes -- Epilogue. |
| Summary |
"On October 5, 1892, the Dalton Gang attempted the most brazen heist of that era: robbing two banks in broad daylight in Coffeyville, Kansas, simultaneously. As the gang crossed the plaza to enter the two banks, the Daltons were recognized by townspeople. Citizens armed themselves with weapons from nearby hardware stores and were ready for the gang when they tried to leave the banks. The ensuing gun battle was a firefight of epic proportions. For the first time ever, the full story of the Dalton Gang's life of crime, culminating in this violent heist, are chronicled in detail"-- Back cover. |
| Subject |
Outlaws -- West (U.S.) -- Biography.
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Dalton Gang.
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Dalton family.
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Outlaws -- Kansas -- Coffeyville -- History -- 19th century.
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West (U.S.) -- History -- 1890-1945.
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West (U.S.) -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Large print books.
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| ISBN |
9798885794466 (large print ; hardcover alk. paper) |
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