The Newton Boys: Portrait of an Outlaw Gang

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biographical book nonfiction book

"The Newton Boys: Portrait of an Outlaw Gang" is a nonfiction book that chronicles the real-life exploits, robberies, and personal histories of the Newton brothers, one of the most successful bank- and train-robbing gangs in early 20th-century America.

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Label	Occurrences
The Newton Boys: Portrait of an Outlaw Gang canonical	1

Statements (37)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	biographical book ⓘ nonfiction book ⓘ
about	Dock Newton NERFINISHED ⓘ Jess Newton NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Newton NERFINISHED ⓘ Willis Newton NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
depicts	bank robberies in the United States ⓘ early 20th-century American crime ⓘ train robberies in the United States ⓘ
focusesOn	aftermath of crimes ⓘ personal backgrounds of gang members ⓘ planning and execution of robberies ⓘ
genre	history ⓘ true crime ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
literaryForm	narrative nonfiction ⓘ
mainSubject	Newton brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ bank robbery ⓘ outlaw gang ⓘ train robbery ⓘ
narrativeFocus	personal histories of the Newton brothers ⓘ real-life exploits of the Newton brothers ⓘ robberies committed by the Newton gang ⓘ
nonfictionSubject	American outlaws ⓘ criminal history of the United States ⓘ organized robbery ⓘ
portrays	criminal careers of the Newton brothers ⓘ family dynamics within an outlaw gang ⓘ law enforcement pursuit of the Newton gang ⓘ
setting	American railroads ⓘ Midwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectOccupation	bank robbers ⓘ outlaws ⓘ train robbers ⓘ
timePeriodCovered	early 20th century ⓘ

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Subject: The Newton Boys: Portrait of an Outlaw Gang
Description of subject: "The Newton Boys: Portrait of an Outlaw Gang" is a nonfiction book that chronicles the real-life exploits, robberies, and personal histories of the Newton brothers, one of the most successful bank- and train-robbing gangs in early 20th-century America.

Referenced by (1)

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The Newton Boys → basedOn → The Newton Boys: Portrait of an Outlaw Gang ⓘ