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Bandit Heaven ~A review~

Rebecca Hill
2 min readOct 8, 2024

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Good day, dear readers! There is a great book that is releasing at the end of October, which you will love! Head back to the west, and ride along with some of the well-known bandits of the time. Join a train robbery, hold up a bank, and maybe rustle some cattle as you journey through.

Rating: 5 star read!

Release date: 22 October 2024

My review of Bandit Heaven:

Ride your way through history in this thrilling bandit adventure!

Bandit Heaven takes you through the hideouts, major players, and the build-up of the west. Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid, Kid Curry, and Black Jack are just a few that are featured. From religious movements moving west, to the train and bank robberies, the American West holds a romantic view. The reality was anything but. Bloodshed, lawmen, and cowboys roamed the open range, looking for work, getting into altercations, and defining our view of the cowboy and rancher in history. However, we are also going to see the rise of the Pinkertons in the west, and the search for the holdouts who were unwilling to give up their criminal ways. From homesteads to hideouts, join the ride into history.

I could not put this book down! I devoured this book in one during one sitting. Tom Clavin has created a work that not only brings the American West into focus, but humanizes the outlaws and those were involved in their daily lives. The creation of the hideouts, known locations that these men could meld into, and…

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Rebecca Hill
Rebecca Hill

Written by Rebecca Hill

Mom, Army Veteran, Sr. Program Coordinator, Editor, History Professor, and Avid Reader.

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