Texas Train Robberies: True Stories of Notorious Bandits and Infamous Escapades

by W.C. Jameson

Tales from the Days of the Untamed West

Not only are these train robberies fascinating and daring, many of them are associated with some of the foremost outlaws of the day—colorful personalities including Black Jack Ketchum, Sam Bass, Rube and Jim Burrow, the Doolin Gang, Mexican raiders, and more.

197 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 1, 2017

About the author

W.C. Jameson is the award-winning author of 70 books, 1500 articles and essays, 300 songs, and dozens of poems. He is the best selling treasure author in the United States and his prominence as a professional fortune hunter had led to stints as a consultant for the Unsolved Mysteries television show and The Travel Channel. He served as an advisor for the film, "National Treasure" starring Nicolas Cage and appears in an interview on the DVD. Jameson has written the sound tracks for two PBS documentaries and one feature film. His music has been heard on NPR and he wrote and performed in the musical, “Whatever Happened to the Outlaw, Jesse James?” Jameson has acted in five films and has been interviewed on The History Channel, The Travel Channel, PBS, and Nightline. When not working on a book, he tours the country as a speaker, conducting writing workshops and performing his music at folk festivals, concerts, roadhouses, and on television. He lives in Llano, Texas.

Reviews

[J Chad · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is consistently disappointing. It seems to be a halfway attempt at biographical sketches of train robbers mixed with only very superficial details of the robberies themselves and ends up being inadequate on both fronts.

[Joel Mc Mahon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyed this little book!

[Kimberly · Rating 5 out of 5]

I learned so much!
Short biographies of every Texas train robber, descriptions of how they robbed trains, and what happened after the robberies.
A great, interesting, fun read.