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The definitive account of the Dalton Gang and the most brazen bank heist in history, by the multiple New York Times bestselling author.
The Last Outlaws is the thrilling true story of the last of one of the greatest outlaw gangs. The dreaded Dalton Gang consisted of three brothers and their rotating cast of colorful accomplices who saw themselves as descended from the legendary James brothers. They soon became legends themselves, beginning their career as common horse thieves before graduating to robbing banks and trains.
On October 5, 1892, the Dalton Gang attempted their boldest and bloodiest raid yet: robbing two banks in broad daylight in Coffeyville, Kansas, simultaneously. As Grat, Bob, and Emmett Dalton and Bill Power and Dick Broadwell crossed the plaza to enter the two buildings, the outlaws were recognized by townspeople, who raised the alarm. Citizens armed themselves with shotguns and six-shooters from nearby hardware stores and were locked and loaded when the thieves emerged from the banks. The ensuing gun battle was a lead-filled firefight of epic proportions. As the smoke cleared, eight men lay deadincluding four of the five members of the doomed Dalton Gang.
For the first time ever, the full story of the Dalton Gangs life of crime, culminating in one of the Wild Wests most violent events, are chronicled in detaila last gruesome gasp of the age of gunfights.
Author: Tom Clavin
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: St. Martins Griffin
Published: 08/20/2024
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.19h x 5.35w x 0.87d
ISBN: 9781250852540
Language: English
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