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Stage Robbers of the West by Charles Michelson The adventurous days when almost every stage trail of the far west had its stories of lawless deeds–the old time knights of the road, their battles with the shotgun messengers, and their practical disappearance before the advance of civilization. Amazon Kindle Barnes & Noble nook »

The Gold Miners by Charles Michelson From the prospector’s pan to the smelting mill–the story of the king of metals, and of the endless quest for it in the mountains and on the plains of the west. Amazon Kindle Barnes & Noble nook »

The Lame Coyote’s Lone War by Charles Michelson, Dan Smith (illustrator) It had been a very successful raid for such a short one. There was not a ranchhouse down the San Gabriel valley that was not a smoking ruin, and the ranchmen, their wives and children, had been done to death in all manner of grotesque ways. It was really a fine raid, one to brag about to the old men who had not gone out that spring because the first freshet had come at the full of the moon, an omen not to be lightly disregarded. »

The Trade Of Train Robbery by Charles Michelson, John Marchand (illustrator) The highwayman of the railroad has taken the place of the old time footpad. In criminal society he is deemed a leader, a man worthy of the respect of his fellows. His calling is the most dangerous of all illegal professions. Hounded by sheriffs' posses and vigilance committees, he still lives–a menace to all society. Amazon Kindle Barnes & Noble nook »

The Vigilantes of the West by Charles Michelson The self appointed vigilance committees who redeemed the pacific coast from the rule of the rough, and even defied the state and federal authorities in carrying out their lawless justice where law had failed. Amazon Kindle Barnes & Noble nook »