Relates how Mr. Yowder outwits a gang of bank robbers with the help of some friendly rattlesnakes.

First published Sampson Lowe, 1961

One of the most colorful parts of American History is the time of train robberies and the daring outlaws who undertook them in the period covering from just after the Civil War to 1924. For decades, the railroads were the principal transporters of payrolls, gold and silver, bonds, and passengers who often carried large sums of money as well as valuable jewelry. For the creative outlaw, trains became an obvious target for robbery. Willis Newton has never enjoyed the recognition and fame of the better known train robbing outlaws such as Frank and Jesse James, Butch Cassidy, the Daltons, and the Doolins, but he was the most prolific and successful train robber in the history of North America. Newton stole more money from the railroads than all of the others put together. During his lifetime, Newton robbed six trains and an estimated eighty banks, pulled off the greatest train robbery ever, netting $3,000,000, yet remains virtually unknown. So unknown was he that, despite all of his success as a robber, he was rarely identified as a suspect. Following his greatest heist, Newton and his gang member, composed of his brothers, were arrested, tried, convicted, and sent to serve long terms at Leavenworth Prison. When they were granted early release for good behavior, they lost no time in returning to robbing banks. Willis Newton’s life and times as America’s greatest, and last, train robber has been gleaned and developed from extensive interviews he granted during the 1970s when he was in his eighties. In addition, newspaper reports of his numerous train and bank robberies have been obtained and researched for precise details of robberies and pursuit.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Jurassic Park comes classic historical thriller about Victorian London’s most notorious gold heist. London, 1855, when lavish wealth and appalling poverty exist side by side, one mysterious man navigates both worlds with perfect ease. Edward Pierce preys on the most prominent of the well-to-do as he cunningly orchestrates the crime of his century. Who would suspect that a gentleman of breeding could mastermind the extraordinary robbery aboard the pride of England’s industrial era, the mighty steam locomotive? Based on fact, but studded with all the suspense and style of fiction, here is a classic historical thriller, set a decade before the age of dynamite—yet nonetheless explosive…

The first full-length biography of this pioneering Australian film star. It's the story of a working-class Sydney boy who went to Hollywood, took on the Americans at their own game on their own turf, in one of the toughest industries there is, and won.

“Wow! It’s BUFFY meets FIREFLY on Mars with trains!” Barry J. Hutchison, bestselling author of SPACE TEAM The Cannonball Express. On the wild-west railroads of Mars, no other locomotive can touch her. As far as engineer-owner Jess Flint is concerned, friends and family are the only things she loves more. So when somebody goes and steals Jess’s steam-powered pride and joy, pity the robbers. Because now it’s up to Jess and her best friend Sally to saddle up, follow those departing rail wagons, and teach some blackhats a goddamn lesson in civility. Well... that was the plan. What wasn't the plan was infiltrating mysterious underground bunkers, escaping deadly flesh-stripping acid baths, and becoming a two-gal snack for Mars’s biggest and hungriest critter. All while neglecting to wear anything other than their pajamas. Oh, and let’s not forget the impending nuclear catastrophe our two unlucky heroines inadvertently trigger, set to vaporize thousands of innocent Martian colonists in a single blast… ——————— FANS OF THE FOLLOWING SERIES ALSO ENJOY CANNONBALL EXPRESS: Star Wars, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly TV Series, Doctor Who, Star Trek, Lost in Space, Mandalorian, Buffy, Dr Who, Bobba Fett, Obi Wan Kenobi, Wild Wild West, Buck Rogers, Flash Gordon, Brisco County, Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Agent Carter, Avengers, Babylon 5, Babylon Five, Battlestar Galactica, Bionic Woman, Six Million Dollar Man, Blake's 7, Blake's Seven, Blue Thunder, Back to the Future, Gerry Anderson, Captain Scarlet, Captain Harlock, Outer Limits, Twilight Zone, Torchwood, Sarah Jane Adventures, Joss Whedon, Dan Dare, Earth Final Conflict, Farscape, Fireball XL5, Godzilla, Gundam, Joe 90, Thunderbirds, Jonny Quest, Knight Rider, Land of the Lost, Land of the Giants, Macross, Mazinger, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Power Rangers, Quantum Leap, Red Dwarf, RoboCop, SeaQuest, Space 1999, Space Patrol, Space Precinct, Stargate, Stingray, Terra Nova, Terrahawks, Time Tunnel, Tomorrow People, Transformers, Ultraman, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Irwin Allen, War of the Worlds, Warehouse 13, Wonder Woman, Backyard Starship, Starship for Sale, Alexis Carew, Junkyard Pirate, Doc Savage FANS OF THE FOLLOWING WRITERS ALSO ENJOY CANNONBALL EXPRESS: M.R. Forbes, MR Forbes, M R Forbes, Scott Baron, G.J. Ogden, GJ Ogden, G J Ogden, Mark Wayne McGinnis, James David Victor, L.L. Richman, LL Richman, L L Richman, Matt Rogers, Lindsay Buroker, Clara Woods, J.N. Chaney, JN Chaney, J N Chaney, Dominique Mondesir, Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle, H.G. Wells, HG Wells, H G Wells, E.E. Doc Smith, EE Doc Smith, E E Doc Smith, Barry J Hutchison, Barry J. Hutchison, Edgar Rice Burrows, Terry Maggert, Greig Beck, Jason Anspach, Jamie McFarlane, Daniel Arenson, Becky Chambers, Rick Partlow, Igor Nikolic, Joshua Dalzelle, Orson Scott Card, Jasper T. Scott, Jasper T Scott, Nathan Hystad, Ben S. Dobson, Ben S Dobson, James Haddock THE FOLLOWING KEYWORDS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH CANNONBALL EXPRESS: science fiction fantasy books, sci-fi adventure novels, sci-fi and fantasy books, sci-fi teen books, sci-fi fantasy books, sci-fi fantasy novels, sci fi adventure novels, pulp sci-fi adventure, sci-fi western books, western sci-fi books, space western books, science fiction action books, science fiction western books, sci fi adventure books, sci fi book sets, science fiction and fantasy books, sci fi western books, western sci fi books, sci-fi adventure books, sci-fi novels, sci-fi books, science fiction novels, science fiction adventure books, western science fiction books, sci-fi action books, sci fi space western book novel series female hero, sci fi space western book novel series mars trains, steampunk sci fi western novels, sci fi female protagonist, sci fi western with girl hero, best scifi steampunk genre book novel series story, scifi book novel about mars trains cowboys aliens, scifi female protagonist hero main lead character, scifi space western book novel series like firefly

SuperTed, the teddy bear with magic powers, thwarts an attempt to steal a trainload of chocolate.

Evans and Sontag were among the most notorious outlaws of the American West. Here for the first time is the true story of Eva Evans, the teenage daughter of Chris Evans, whose life was just as dramatic as that of her train robbing father. From her first-hand accounts of the manhunt for her father; her romance with his bandit partner, John Sontag; her career on the stage, portraying herself in a popular blood and thunder melodrama; and her surprising admission, at the end of her life, of her father's guilt, O'Connell tells a story that not only entertains, but is a valuable contribution to California history.--From publisher description.

During the 1800s trains carried the nation's wealth throughout the east, but no one thought to rob a speeding train until 1866. In 1870 the first western train was robbed in Nevada and within hours a second train was robbed. Railroads made every alteration to their cars and changed every procedure they could imagine to thwart the robbers, but to no avail. Robbing trains became epidemic over the next five decades, even when the legislatures made train robbery a capital crime. A few of the hundreds of train robberies stand out as thrilling and dangerous affairs, and the greatest of these (15-20) are included in this book.

Frank's long-suffering parents decide it's time for a holiday – looking after a whole zooful of animals is VERY hard work. Leaving Gran in charge, they set off. But the further from home they get, the more anxious Frank gets. What if Gran can't cope? What if his animals need him? He decides to take drastic action – with dire consequences! A nail-biting follow-up to the bestselling Baby's First Bank Heist and Baby's First Jailbreak.