San Luis Obispo County Outlaws
Desperados, Vigilantes and Bootleggers
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Photography, Pictorials, Travel, History, Social & Cultural Studies, True Crime
| Author: | Jim Gregory | ISBN: | 9781439663004 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. | Publication: | October 9, 2017 |
| Imprint: | The History Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jim Gregory |
| ISBN: | 9781439663004 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. |
| Publication: | October 9, 2017 |
| Imprint: | The History Press |
| Language: | English |
California was a wild and lawless place in the 1850s, and San Luis Obispo County was no exception. Outlaws and bandits passed along the El Camino Real, now Highway 101, leaving a trail of victims. Despite attempts to stem the tide of crime with a vigilante committee and a string of executions, notorious men continued to be drawn to the central coast well into the next century. The James brothers, the Daltons and even Al Capone made their mark here, while lawmen worked to tame this piece of the western frontier. Author Jim Gregory details nefarious activities lost to time.
California was a wild and lawless place in the 1850s, and San Luis Obispo County was no exception. Outlaws and bandits passed along the El Camino Real, now Highway 101, leaving a trail of victims. Despite attempts to stem the tide of crime with a vigilante committee and a string of executions, notorious men continued to be drawn to the central coast well into the next century. The James brothers, the Daltons and even Al Capone made their mark here, while lawmen worked to tame this piece of the western frontier. Author Jim Gregory details nefarious activities lost to time.
