Most outlaws stole money. Soapy Smith stole an entire town.
The true story of Sam Bass, the Texas outlaw turned folk hero whose daring train robberies, charm, and fatal showdown made him a legend of the American West.
Before he became a legend, he was just a skinny teen with a fast draw and a target on his back. Born Henry McCarty, he grew up to be Billy the Kid, one of the most feared and most fascinating outlaws in the West.
Josephine Earp outlasted the violence, the myths, and the men who made the Wild West deadly.
Feared across Texas, John Wesley Hardin built his outlaw reputation on violence and a hair-trigger temper.
Charles E Boles (AKA Black Bart) was a prolific outlaw in America’s Wild West. But he was more famous for his poetry and politeness than he was for his heists.
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