On May 30, 1899, history was made when Pearl Hart, disguised as a man, held up a stagecoach in Arizona and robbed the passengers at gunpoint. A manhunt ensued as word of her heist spread, and Hart went on to become a media sensation and the most notorious female outlaw on the Western frontier. Her early life, family, and fate after her later release from prison have long remained a mystery to scholars and historians--until now. Drawing on research into territorial records and genealogical data, this is the first book to fully uncover the enigmatic "Bandit Queen."
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