About this episode
The episode explores the life and legacy of Pearl Hart, a woman known as the Girl Bandit and the Last Stagecoach Robber, revealing the complexities of her biography.
A woman with a muddled biography and a life of clever and not so clever endeavors, Pearl Hart was dubbed by the press as the Girl Bandit, the Last Stagecoach Robber, the Bandit Queen. Except she really wasn't. But she kind of was. Like her personal history, it's complicated. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Topics covered
- female bandits
- stagecoach robbery
- true crime
- historical figures
- complicated biographies
Keywords
- Pearl Hart
- bandit queen
- stagecoach robber
- true crime
- history
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