Great Train Robberies of the Old West by Wilson, R. Michael - 2006

USA: Twodot, 2006. Stated First printing. Trade Paperback Original. Fine. USA: Twodot, 2006. Stated First printing. Fine. USA: Twodot, 2006. Stated First printing. Fine. The safe was cleaned out, the take being about $4,000, and then mail clerk Robert Spaulding told the robbers that there was no registered mail aboard as it had been sent on the day time run. Cornett replied that it was alright as they were not after "Uncle Sam's money. We only want Gould's money." The robbers removed the obstruction from the tracks and bid the trainmen a "pleasant good night" before they rode off into the darkness. Product DescriptionDuring the 1800s trains carried the nation's wealth throughout the east, but no one thought to rob a speeding train until 1866. In 1870 the first western train was robbed in Nevada and within hours a second train was robbed. Railroads made every alteration to their cars and changed every procedure they could imagine to thwart the robbers, but to no avail. Robbing trains became epidemic over the next five decades, even when the legislatures made train robbery a capital crime. A few of the hundreds of train robberies stand out as thrilling and dangerous affairs, and the greatest of these 14 are included in this book.ISBN 0-7627-4150-3 <br/><br/>8 OV. <br/><br/>