Black Bart the Poet Bandit

Dubbed 'Black Bart, the Poet (Po-8) Bandit¿, Charles E. Bowles was an enigma. Soft-spoken, his appearance belied his true identity as the most successful Wells Fargo bandit in California history. He used a plugged shotgun, never held up a passenger, and even left poems at the site of several robberies. Not just an outlaw, Charles was a miner, husband, father, schoolmaster, farmer, and soldier, who fought courageously under General Sherman. So, what made this man, who eventually disappeared from history, tick? Co-authored by Gail Jenner and Lou Legerton, this 55,000-word historical novel explores Charles Bowles¿ life-long quest to find his fortune.