Outlaw Tales of Oklahoma


Book Description

Massacres, mayhem, and mischief fill the pages of Outlaw Tales of Oklahoma 2, with compelling legends of the Sooner State's most despicable desperadoes. Ride with horse thieves and cattle rustlers, duck the bullets of murderers, plot strategies with con artists, and hiss at lawmen turned outlaws.




Outlaw Tales of Oklahoma, 2nd


Book Description

Massacres, mayhem, and mischief fill the pages of Outlaw Tales of Oklahoma 2, with compelling legends of the Sooner State's most despicable desperadoes. Ride with horse thieves and cattle rustlers, duck the bullets of murderers, plot strategies with con artists, and hiss at lawmen turned outlaws.




Oklahoma Treasures and Treasure Tales


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Contains stories; some true, some legendary, about caches of lost treasure.




Outlaw Tales of Oklahoma


Book Description

A collection of true stories of famous outlaws, killers, and other notorious characters of Oklahoma.




Oklahoma Outlaw Tales


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Before Oklahoma became a state, it was a haven for outlaws on the run. Even after statehood, the "land of the red man" was a place where old ways died hard. These are real tales from the badlands of Indian Territory.




One Hundred Oklahoma Outlaws, Gangsters, and Lawmen, 1839-1939


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This book includes difficult-to-find information about significant Oklahoma outlaws who lived and worked during the 100-year period �from horseback to Cadillac.� While criminal history within Oklahoma is the focus, famous crimes committed elsewhere by Oklahomans, such as the Barker Gang, Wilbur Underhill, and Machine Gun Kelly, as well as Oklahoma connections to legendary outlaws like Wyatt Earp, Billy the Kid, John Dillinger, and Baby Face Nelson are also mentioned.




Outlaw Tales


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Presents a collection of folklore, tall tales, and myths surrounding such characters as Belle Starr, Frank and Jesse James, and Wild Bill Hickok




Oklahoma Outlaw Tales


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Non-fiction wild west tales from Oklahoma's frontier days. Accounts of outlaws from Oklahoma, mainly before statehood (1907).




Oklahoma Scoundrels: History’s Most Notorious Outlaws, Bandits & Gangsters


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"Early Oklahoma was a haven for violent outlaws and a death trap for deputy U.S. marshals. The infamous Doolin gang's OK Hotel gunfight left five dead. Killers like Bible-quoting choir leader Deacon Jim Miller wreaked havoc. Gunslinger femme fatale Belle Starr specialized in horse theft. Wannabe outlaws like Al Jennings traded train robbing for politics and Hollywood films. And Elmer McCurdy's determination and inept skill earned him a carnival slot and the nickname "the Bandit Who Wouldn't Give Up." Historians Robert Barr Smith and Laurence J. Yadon dispel myths surrounding some of the most significant lawbreakers in Sooner history."--Page 4 of cover.




More Oklahoma Renegades


Book Description

Twenty-eight true tales of outlaws and bad men operating within the borders of Oklahoma between the 1870s and 1960s. Oklahoma has proven to be the crossroads for every generation of criminal gang activity. The exciting stories in this volume include the heroic actions by law enforcement to bring bandits, thieves, and murderers to justice, from �Black-faced Charley� Bryant to Bonnie and Clyde.