Tough Towns : True Tales from the Gritty Streets of the Old West

Acknowledgments vi Preface ix Map x Tuesday Afternoon in Meeker: The Wrong Town 1(9) Murder!: The Rifleman of Delta 10(16) The Hard Men of Campo: The Formidable Gaskill Boys 26(11) The Sixth Rider: Terminal Arrogance at Coffeyville 37(14) Bad Day at Southwest City: The Passing of Bill Doolin 51(10) At All Costs: The End of George Birdwell 61(13) Those Men Will Bear Watching: The James-Younger Gang's Disaster at Northfield 74(15) Die Game, Boys!: A Death in Sonora 89(13) Fiasco In Nogales: The Scaredy-Cat Bandits 102(14) End of the Road for the Bearcat: Henry Starr, King of the Bank Robbers 116(13) Treachery at Round Rock: The Demise of Sam Bass 129(14) The Last of the Dalton Boys: The Fall of Pompous Bill Dalton 143(16) Scary Christmas: When Santa Claus Went Bad 159(16) Fiesta in Parral: When Dirty Dave Rudabaugh Lost His Head 175(13) The Johnston County Home Guard: The Battle of Mill Creek 188(12) Home-Town Heroine: The Courage of Clara Aggas 200(9) A Quiet Tuesday in Wisconsin: The Tough Citizens of Menomonie 209(10) The Robbers of the Iron Horse: Killers and Oafs 219(11) Bibliography 230(9) Index 239(4) About the Author 243