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The Bandit Kings of the Cookson Hills
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The Bandit Kings of the Cookson Hills |
Author: R. D. Morgan
Published: 2003-11 |
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 Bandits of Cookson Hills come alive
This is the second book by R. D. Morgan concerning the gangs of the Cookson Hills in Oklahoma. It has a lot of information on Henry Starr and Ed Lockhart, two of Oklahoma's most infamous bandits, but Morgan also spends a considerable amount of time on lesser known crooks of the 1920's, like "Kaiser Bill." Morgan's book is easy to read, as it follows a pregression of events that shape the deeds and misdeeds of several bandits of the time. It also focuses on how the lawmen tracked these crooks around the state and other parts of the country. A great addition to one's library of true crime books.
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br /Mike Koch, author of "The Kimes Gang."
 Cookson Hills Revisited
In this "prequel" to his previous work "The Bad Boys of the Cookson Hills" ace crime historian R.D. Morgan applies his formidable research talents to the original 1920's Cookson Hills gang. This was Ed Lockhart's band, the remnants of Henry Starr's last outfit, who bridged the "Old West" to the modern "gangster era" using both horses and Model T's in their long string of successful bank robberies. One elderly gang member, John "Kaiser Bill" Goodman, may have even ridden at one time with the Dalton gang and his outlaw career lasted until 1934. Based on eyewitness accounts, interviews, and contemporary newspapers, with none of the embellishments of latter day crime historians, this is a thrilling account of outlaws and lawmen of the early 20th Century, written by a country boy who grew up in a rural environment when clotheslines and outhouses were still the norm and computers and microwave ovens were unheard of. A long ways from the place and period but close enough to understand it and to feel an affinity for the folks involved, including the lawmen and posse members who spent long and miserable weeks trailing the bandits on horseback through a hostile country.
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