Encyclopedia of Stagecoach Robbery in Nevada [Paperback]

R. Michael Wilson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 3, 2007

The history of stagecoach robbery in Nevada boasts some of the most daring adventures involving highwaymen, the boldest and most ingenious road agents, and many thrilling pursuits and arrests. The era began nearly nine years after the first stagecoach robbery in the west, which occurred in California in 1856. However, the period in Nevada extended to 1916, a full fifty years -- the longest period of stagecoach robbery in the Wild West. There were 77 stagecoaches robbed during the half century as these road agents "mined the stages," stealing the mineral treasure shipped from the mines and the payrolls being brought in. Fifty-seven road agents were captured, and most were convicted and sentenced to long terms at the prison near Carson City.

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About the Author

R. Michael Wilson, a retired deputy sheriff, has been researching and writing the West for many years, and so far has published ten books on the subject. He is an active member of the National Outlaw Lawman Association (NOLA) and Western Writers of America (WWA).

Product Details

• Paperback: 168 pages
• Publisher: RaMA PRESS of Las Vegas; 1 edition (August 3, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966592573
• ISBN-13: 978-0966592573
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,587,780 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

R. Michael Wilson, after 24 years of service with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, retired in 1992. He began researching and writing in earnest and his first fictional work was published in 1996. However history was his first love, particularly crime and punishment, and in 1998 he began researching massacres, stagecoach and train robberies, legal and extra-legal executions, and prisons of the old west. Five articles have been published in Wild West Magazine and he has been featured in radio interviews, on the History Channel's "Wild West Tech" series, and was recently [April 2009] interviewed for Warner Bros.' release of the remastered "Mad Max" movie DVD. In addition to his books and magazine articles he maintains a web site of odd historical tidbits and thrilling tales at www.wildwesttales.com. He is an active member of Western Writers of America and the Wild West History Association. He continues to search for those exceptional cases of "history lost" and makes every effort to document them as far as the existing record will allow. His greatest dissappointment is history which has been misrepresented or manipulated. You can see more of R. Michael Wilson's work in documenting old west history at www.wildwesttales.com. R. Michael Wilson currently lives in Las Vegas, Nevada with his wife Ursula and three "furry" children.