Stagecoach Robberies in California
A Complete Record, 1856–1913
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About the Book
California was the mining center of the West for half a century. Wherever precious minerals were found, road agents appeared to “mine the roads” of treasure being shipped out and payrolls being shipped in. The first recorded robbery of a stagecoach occurred in 1856, and the last in 1913. Over that period there were 458 stagecoach robberies, many with special characteristics such as a claim the robbers were Confederate soldiers, a murder, a gun battle, or a thrilling pursuit and capture. Surprisingly, there were many robberies in which the perpetrator remained unknown or in which was so little stolen the robber was not even sought out. This book gives all the details of those robberies taken from the contemporary newspapers and from a variety of other sources.
About the Author(s)
Bibliographic Details
R. Michael Wilson
Format: softcover (7 x 10)
Pages: 292
Bibliographic Info: appendix, bibliography, index
Copyright Date: 2014
pISBN: 978-0-7864-7996-2
eISBN: 978-1-4766-1541-7
Imprint: McFarland
Table of Contents
Preface 1
Introduction 3
Stagecoach Robberies by County
Alameda County 11
Amador County 11
Butte County 24
Calaveras County 29
Colusa County 58
El Dorado County 60
Fresno County 68
Inyo County 70
Kern County 73
Lake County 80
Lassen County 84
Los Angeles County 85
Madera County 88
Marin County 93
Mariposa County 93
Mendocino County 98
Merced County 116
Modoc County 119
Mono County 120
Monterey County 121
Napa County 127
Nevada County 133
Placer County 147
Plumas County 161
Sacramento County 167
San Benito County 167
San Bernardino County 167
San Diego County 169
San Joaquin County 171
San Luis Obispo County 173
San Mateo County 176
Santa Barbara County 178
Santa Clara County 183
Shasta County 188
Sierra County 215
Siskiyou County 220
Sonoma County 228
Stanislaus County 236
Tehama County 237
Trinity County 239
Tulare County 239
Tuolumne County 241
Yuba County 247
Appendix: Stagecoach Robberies Listed Chronologically 261
Bibliography 269
Index 271
Book Reviews & Awards
“Meticulously researched…intriguing tales abound among the researched stories…a thorough and welcome addition”—Midwest Book Review.
