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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.
Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
Stagecoach Robberies by County
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Calaveras County delete
Colusa County delete
El Dorado County delete
Fresno County delete
Inyo County delete
Kern County delete
Lake County delete
Lassen County delete
Los Angeles County delete
Madera County delete
Marin County delete
Mariposa County delete
Mendocino County delete
Merced County delete
Modoc County delete
Mono County delete
Monterey County delete
Napa County delete
Nevada County delete
Placer County delete
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Sacramento County delete
San Benito County delete
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Santa Barbara County delete
Santa Clara County delete
Shasta County delete
Sierra County delete
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Sonoma County delete
Stanislaus County delete
Tehama County delete
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Yuba County delete
Appendix: Stagecoach Robberies Listed Chronologically
Bibliography
Index
