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June 19, 2015
Black Bart: Outlaw Outside of the Box
He did not carry a pistol or a rifle. He showed a shotgun which he never fired and which may never even have been loaded. He wore a raffish derby hat and long duster and disguised his face with a flour sack with holes or his eyes. He was unfailingly polite and courteous to drivers and passengers alike and never uttered a profanity. On at least two occasions he left behind short poems celebrating his crimes. Yet he got away with tens of thousands of dollars of Wells Fargo gold and U.S. Mail in his long career."Heretic, Rebel, a Thing to Flout" - Black Bart Pulls First Stagecoach Robbery
Posted by gerardvanderleun at June 19, 2015 8:34 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.