For its first six decades California was a hotbed of criminal activity. Every sort of road agent, burglar, confidence man, embezzler, and every other sort of criminal miscreant gravitated to the wealth of the west, and California was the center for the creation and transportation of that wealth. These thirty-one chapters present some of the best, thrilling true tales of early California.
For its first six decades California was a hotbed of criminal activity. Every sort of road agent, burglar, confidence man, embezzler, and every other ...
