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U.S. Time Periods » 1865-1920: Modern America Coffeyville, Kansas: The Town That Stopped the Dalton Gang recounts the bank robbery attempt that made Coffeyville famous in 1892. Bob Dalton's gang had been robbing trains, stealing horses, and looting gambling houses in the Midwest. But Dalton wanted more. He claimed he would "beat anything Jesse James ever did—rob two banks at once, in broad daylight." This is the story of his attempt to do so and the response he met from the citizens of this small southeastern Kansas town. (National Park Service, Teaching with Historic Places)     The Dalton Gang  This website also appears in: U.S. History Topics »  States & Regions »  Midwest U.S. Time Periods »  1865-1920: Modern America »

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