The Last Train Robber: True Story of Jack 'Quail Hunter' Kennedy - Western Outlaw Biography for History Buffs & Wild West Enthusiasts

Although one of the most prolific train robbers in history, little has been written on Jack “Quail Hunter” Kennedy until now. Through newspaper and court accounts, Charles Rauh pieces together the rise of Kennedy, beginning with his early life on his family’s farm in the Cracker Neck District of Western Missouri. Enamored with the Jesse James Gang from a young age, Kennedy took up a life of crime of his own shortly after landing a job on The Southern Pacific Railroad in Texas, where he worked his way up to engineer. Kennedy committed his first known robbery in 1896 with the help of former James Gang member Bill “Whiskeyhead” Ryan. From 1896 to 1922, Kennedy would be in the center of numerous other robberies, hunted from town to town by the authorities, and star in several courtroom and jailhouse dramas. Follow along with Rauh as he chases down the true story of the last train robber.