Great Train Robberies of the Old West
- ISBN-10
- 1606712063
- ISBN-13
- 9781606712061
- Category
- Brigands and robbers
- Pages
- 167
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Author
- R. Michael Wilson
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