Author: Hu MaxwellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Evans and Sontag, the Famous Bandits of California
Author: Hu MaxwellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Evans And Sontag, The Famous Bandits Of California
Author: Hugh MaxwellPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781021555021
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book tells the thrilling story of Chris Evans and John Sontag, the notorious bandits who terrorized California in the late 19th century. Maxwell provides a detailed account of the outlaws' daring robberies and narrow escapes, as well as their eventual capture and imprisonment. This is a must-read for fans of the Wild West and true crime. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Evans and Sontag, the Famous Bandits of California
Author: Hu MaxwellPublisher:
ISBN: 9780914330486
Category : Brigands and robbers
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Evans and Sontag, the Famous Bandits of California
Author: Hu MaxwellPublisher:
ISBN: 9780965552707
Category : Brigands and robbers
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Evans and Sontag, the Famous Bandits of California
Author: Hu MaxwellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Brigands and robbers
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1893 Excerpt: ...the troubled waters of Will Smith's indignation. "Yes; people will talk I suppose; but it is blamed and diabolically unpleasant for them to mix me up in a scrape of jealousy like that. I say, it is blamed unpleasant." Witty pushed the subject no further. The sun was now going down. Mr. Howell had been working about the yard all afternoon. About this time he was seen walking leisurely toward the woods. "Look at that old sneak," spoke Smith. "He knows where Evans and Sontag are and is going to warn them. I have had my eye on him. Hey there, Mr. Howell " Hearing himself thus called, Mr. Howell stopped. "Where are you going?" asked Smith. "Down in the field to look after the stock." "Two-legged stock, isn't it--carrying guns, eh?" said Smith. "Cattle," replied Howell. "Pretty tough breed of cattle, eh? Rob railroad trains, eh?" continued Smith. "What do you mean?" asked Howell, turning and walking slowly back toward the house. "I mean just this," replied Smith. "I mean that you can't steal a march 011 me. You were going out into the woods to tell Evans and Sontag that we are here, and to tell them to keep away. I am onto your game, sir. As a Deputy United States Marshal, I arrest you, John Howell." HowelPs face turned pale, partly with surprise; but more with anger. "Come into this room and sit down," continued Smith. Howell did so. "Where's your wife?" asked Smith. "Feeding the chickens, I believe," replied Howell. "Call her." Mr. Howell called his wife, and she came in. Smith addressed her: "Madam, on account of peculiar circumstances, I insist that you and your husband remain in this room. Your husband wil...
A Pardoned Lifer
Author: George SontagPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Constructing Social Bandits: the Saga of Sontag and Evans, 1889-1911
Author: Ronald Edward RifePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
This work chronicles the construction of two nineteenth-century train robbers from Tulare County, California into social bandits. It presents the context of late nineteenth-century California as an essential element in creating a social bandit, and suggests the unifying features of the social bandit for California citizens. This study utilizes local newspaper, biographies, and an unpublished memoir as source material for examining the construction of these two men as "social bandits."
Outlaw Tales of California
Author: Chris EnssPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493004336
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
Massacres, mayhem, and mischief fill the pages of Outlaw Tales of California 2, with compelling legends of the Golden State's most despicable desperadoes. Ride with horse thieves and cattle rustlers, duck the bullets of murderers, plot strategies with con artists, and hiss at lawmen turned outlaws.
Prodigal Sons
Author: Wallace SmithPublisher: Linden Publishing
ISBN: 9780941936897
Category : Outlaws
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This factual story about how Christopher Evans and John Sontag came to be the most wanted men in California in 1893 is also the story of life in the San Joaquin Valley at the turn of the century, where harsh realities forced rash acts that had far-reaching repercussions. Wanted for murder and train robbery, Evans and Sontag were the focus of a statewide manhunt that reads like a Hollywood western: A U.S. marshal, Apache trackers, the California judicial system, and the one supreme power in California in the late 19th century--the Southern Pacific Railroad--all took a hand in creating their amazing story. The incredible history of this area of central California, now the richest agricultural area in the world, is recounted, from 25,000-acre wheat farms and the birth of the Caterpillar tractor to the development of its huge gold and silver deposits and natural gas and oil resources.
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