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During the latter half of the nineteenth century the western frontier became a natural haven for drifters and men on the run from the law. Some were embittered ex-soldiers, hardened to killing while still in their teens; others were jobless cowboys and ranch hands, deprived of their livelihood by the sudden collapse of the cattle industry.

Here are vivid, factual accounts of nine such men whose deeds and misdeeds have become part of the history and folklore of frontier life in America.

Wes Hardin: the most wanted outlaw in the West by the time he was twenty.

The James-Younger Gang: one of the first gangs of bank robbers.

Sam Bass: the man who wanted to be a cowboy and ended up a train robber.

Billy the Kid: who was known by several other names—Henry McCarty, Henry Antrim, Kid Antrim, William H. Bonney—during his short, violent life.

Black Bart: a dapper, poetry-writing bandit whose identity still remains a mystery.

Also included are Butch Cassidy, Rube Burrows, the Dalton Brothers, and Bill Carlisle.

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Vincent Paul Rennert

Vincent Paul Rennert

1928 - 2002
American
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Western Outlaws
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