Prodigal Sons. The Adventures of Christopher Evans and John Sontag.
first edition
1973 · Fresno
by Smith, Wallace
Fresno: California History Books, 1973 Reprint of the rare first edition. 434 pp. Frontis portrait, plates, portraits; extensive chapter notes. Original cloth. Small oval bookplate. A fine copy with slightly chipped dust jacket. Accurate story of the escapades of Evans and Sontag, accused, but never convicted, of being mail train robbers in the early days of the San Joaquin Valley. "The most extensive book on Evans and Sontag to date, and also the most authentic. The author tells more of Evans' childhood and family life than is revealed in any other book I have examined. He has done a scholarly work, and his book can be considered reliable." [Six-Guns: 2055].. (Inventory #: 7474)