Historical Nonfiction

From 1874 to 1883 Charles Bolten (alias Black Bart) made his living by robbing the stage coaches that traveled the trails of Northern California. He hated horses and would always stop his victims while on foot wearing a long duster and a flour sack over his head. Standing in the middle of the road and aiming his shotgun (usually unloaded) at the driver, he would shout: “Throw down your box or die!” He committed 27 hold-ups and became known for the signed poem he always left behind. Honestly, I’m surprised he had so many; he seems completely insane.