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Book 22: Henry Starr: Last of the Real Badmen

 Book
Collection number: 22

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Cherokee Collection at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections includes a large selection of periodicals from publications like the Cherokee Observer, The Cherokee Phoenix, The Cherokee Advocate, and The Journal of Cherokee Studies. It includes an extensive collection of books on Cherokee and Native American history and many binders of historical and genealogical materials as well as a selection of artifacts.

Dates

  • circa 1850-2023

Extent

From the Collection: 10 Linear Feet (5 small boxes of books. 3 large boxes of periodicals and newspapers. 19 large binders of misc. materials, 2 large folders of genealogical material, and artifacts and artwork. Note: approximates. )

Language

English

Table of Contents

Foreword........................................................................ix CHAPTER I Leg Irons and Chains Make Their Mark . . 1 II Henry Starr Begins to Ride.............................18 HI Henry Kills a Deputy United States Marshal 29 IV The Starr Gang Looks to the Railroad— . . 35 V —Then to the Banks...........................................46 VI Capture at Colorado Springs............................63 VII Henry Starr and the “Hanging Judge” ... 73 VIII Henry Starr and Cherokee Bill....................119 IX Back to the Bandit Trail.................................145 X The Most Banks Ever Robbed by One Man . 162 XI A Debtor to the Law....................................182 Notes................................................................................193 Index...............................................................................201

Repository Details

Part of the Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Valdosta State University Archives, Odum Library
1500 N. Patterson St.
Valdosta GA 30601 United States
7063728116
229-259-5055 (Fax)