What did Black Bart, one of the most famous outlaws of the Old West, do and say during his final holdup?  For the first time, more than 120 years later, Black Bart is captured in words by the only eyewitness to write about the 1885 holdup which led to his arrest and conviction! 

The Autobiography Of Reason E. McConnell: The Man Who Shot Black Bart is a must-have rarity for any fan, student or collector of the history of the Old West, of tales of outlaws, or of the history of Mother Lode California.

McConnell, the stagedriver who shot at the Gentleman Bandit, penned his autobiography around 1913 but it was never published.  In 2007, his great-grandson, Bill Renwick, compiled and self-published that autobiography and it is now available to the public.  McConnell's vivid storytelling and Renwick's homespun approach, which adds other information on Black Bart, McConnell's family, and more, including several photographs, fill this fascinating 124-page book--a valuable collectible in itself.