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= American Gunslingers and Outlaws =

**Among many cowboys in the old west from the 1800's to bout 1905 most** **of the famous ones were either gunslingers or outlaws.** **Here is a list of just a few below:** =** Outlaws **= = [|One of Jesse and Frank James many train robberies] = On July 21, 1873, they turned to __ train robbery __, derailing the [|Rock Island] train in [|Adair, Iowa] and stealing approximately $3,000. For this, they wore Ku Klux Klan masks, deliberately taking on a potent symbol years after the Klan had been suppressed in the South by President Grant's use of the Force Acts. Former rebels attacked the railroads as symbols of threatening centralization. The James' gang's later train robberies had a lighter touch. In fact, in only two train hold-ups did they rob passengers, because James typically limited himself to the express safe in the baggage car. Such techniques revered the Robin Hood image that Edwards created in his newspapers, but the James gang never shared any of the robbery money outside their circle. = = = = = = = Dalton Gang Robberies = = Bill Doolin was riding with the Dalton Brothers. = = He participated in the train robberies at Leliaetta, I. T., = = Red Rock, OT, and Adair, I. T.. Several reasons have been given as to why = = Bill Doolin did not join the Dalton Gang on their fatal raid on two [|banks] in = = [|Coffeyville, KS on Oct. 5, 1892.] = = It has been rumored that he was the = = mysterious 6th rider that day. Whether he was the 6th man, or = = Bob Dalton was jealous of his growing popularity in the gang, or that = = Bob considered him too much of a "wildcat", = = one thing is for sure he was a lucky man that day. = = = = = = = =Gunfightersa:image/jpg;base64,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 Though the west was filled with outlaws there were also lawmen and other people who were out to get them. After hunting down an outlaws many aquantances ended in a bloody gun fight or a duel, hence "//Gunfighters" & "Gunslingers."//A large group of the gunfighters were lawmen and sheriffs such as: Wyatt Earp, Wild Bill Hickok, and John Wesley Hardin. These men tracked and killed outlaws for a living, so if you were an outlaw passing through a town you better keep your reputation on the down-low or be shot.
 * **[|John Wesley Hardin]**
 * **[|Wyatt Earp]**
 * **[|"Wild Bill" Hickok]**
 * **[|"Doc" Holliday]**
 * **[|"Buckshot" Roberts]**
 * **[|Billy "the kid"]**
 * **[|Jesse & Frank James]**
 * **[|"Cattle" Kate]**
 * **[|"Hoodoo" Brown]**
 * **[|The Dalton Gang]**
 * The word out law comes from the meaning of citizens who do not abide by the law and do as they please roaming the prairies.**
 * Many outlaws also came to be by committing crimes thats were meaningful enough to get them rejected out of towns and cities. [[image:http://static.reelmovienews.com/images/gallery/billy-the-kid.jpg width="172" height="222" align="left" caption="Billy the Kid, made his first murder and initiation at the age of 15!"]]**
 * As there stories go on they are usually captured after making a big score; robbery of a train or bank. Then some how mange a way to break out and run away but yet are sooner or later killed by a law man.**

=**Shootout at the O.K. Corral**= A famous gun battle of this time period was the [|Shootout at the O.K. Corral]. The following men were included in this leadslinging fest: Wyatt, Virgil, and Morgan Earp, Doc Holliday who shot it out against The Clantons and McLaurys. In the end of this gun fight the McLaurys and one of the Clantons were killed along with Virgil and morgan Earp wounded. Film on the internet that portrayed the shootout: Below []

Activity:
Quiz Answer the following questions from the informaton above. (on a seprate sheet of paper) > B. Cattle Kate > C. Doc Holliday > D. Wyatt Earp > Clantons and McLaurys during a shootout? A. The Earp Brothers and Wild Bill Hickok B. The McLaurys and Doc Holliday C. Doc Holliday and the Earp brothers D. Wild Bill Hickok
 * 1) ﻿Who was the first man to rob a train in the old west? A. Jesse James
 * 1) Who were the four men involved in stopping the

__** Short Answer **__
 * 1) How many People were invovled in the Shootout at O.K. Corral?
 * 2) What is an Outlaw?
 * 3) What is a gunslinger/gunfighter?
 * 4) Name two of each

By Anthony Gardner and Kori Thornton