Are the legends true?

Black Bart is widely regarded today as not only the most notorious stage robber of the Old West but also the best behaved. Over his lifetime, Black Bart held up at least twenty-nine stagecoaches in California and Oregon with mild, polite commands, stealing from Wells Fargo and the US mail but never robbing a passenger. His real name was Charles E. Boles. In the public eye, Charles lived quietly and his true calling as America’s greatest stage robber was never suspected until his final capture in 1883.

With this thrilling biography, historian John Boessenecker sheds new light on Black Bart’s beginnings, reputation and exploits, bringing to life the glittering story of the mysterious stage robber who doubled as a genteel socialite.

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