All you fans of the Western Genre will get a kick out of this new book by historian Doug Hocking. Always fascinated by Train Robberies, and this book gives us a detailed look at most every such event in the Southwest region of Arizona. Now, even the author admits to not covering the last robbery because that was when thieves broke into a parked train car and stole a load of SPAM!! LOL But other than that we have a good look at all sorts of robberies, the outlaws involved in them, the sheriffs and posses in pursuit and what was stolen. Some fascinating robberies and while the general reader may not get turned on by the topic, it is probably the most detailed and exhaustive book that deals with these robberies in Southwest Arizona. This also shows that not every robber was like Butch & Sundance, and how many seemed to involve inside jobs with railroad personnel involved. I really enjoyed this book. 3.5*** that I round up to 4**** due to my love of the genre!

This book is primarily about train robberies that occurred in the old west primarily along the Santa Fe line. The author tends to drift off the subject at times (the introduction is approximately 10% of the book) and has a tendency to repeat facts and phrases on occasion. The book is interesting where he stays focused on the robberies themselves.

I received a free Kindle copy of this book courtesy of Net Galley and the publisher with the understanding that I would post a review on Net Galley, Goodreads, Amazon and my nonfiction book review blog. I also posted it to my Facebook page