The exploits of the outlaw Sam Bass led to his legendary status 
of an amiable rogue who took on the widely disliked railroad
corporations and who followed the code of the outlaw by refusing 
to give up his companions to the pursuing lawmen.  Beginning his 
life of crime by robbing stagecoaches in the Black Hills of the 
Dakota Territory, Sam Bass and his gang were soon holding up 
trains in Nebraska and Texas.  The chase for Bass in 1878 
throughout Texas was unequaled in the state's history and ended 
with the famous gunfight on the streets of Round Rock, Texas.

    Sam Bass & Gang cuts through the mythical to set the record
straight.  Years of research through the newspapers and public
records of several states, through the national archives, through
private collections, through the records of the Texas Rangers, and
through all of the extant primary and secondary source material
have enabled author Rick Miller to portray the history of Sam Bass
accurately, but in so doing his narrative loses none of the drama
of a stirring and exciting tale.  This volume is destined to become
the standard reference work for the legendary outlaw. 

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RICK MILLER was born in San Diego, California, on January 20, 
1941,but was raised in Dallas, Texas, from the age of six.  After
graduation from high school, he served three years as a paratrooper
with the 82nd Airborne Division.  He served almost twelve years as
an officer, detective, and supervisor with the Dallas Police
Department, after which he was the chief of police in Killeen,
Texas, and Denton, Texas.  After receiving his juris doctorate from
Baylor University in 1983, he entered the private practice of law
in Killeen.  In 1992 he was elected the county attorney of Bell
County, Texas, which position he currently holds.  He is a member
of the board of directors of the National Association for Outlaw and 
Lawman History, Inc. (NOLA), and has appeared on The Learning
Channel and The History Channel in documentaries on western lore.



What people are saying about this book

"The definitive biography of the outlaw."—The Victoria Advocate

"This book blows away the acrid powder smoke on the Sam Bass 
myth like a strong north wind."—Austin-American Statesman


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