The Counterfeit Prince of Old Texas: Swindling Slaver Monroe Edwards
Download or Read eBook The Counterfeit Prince of Old Texas: Swindling Slaver Monroe Edwards PDF written by Lora-Marie Bernard and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2017-01-23 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Lora-Marie Bernard |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 144 |
| Release | : 2017-01-23 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781625855626 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1625855621 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (26 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Counterfeit Prince of Old Texas: Swindling Slaver Monroe Edwards by : Lora-Marie Bernard
Book excerpt: After Monroe Edwards died in Sing Sing prison in 1847, penny dreadfuls memorialized him as the most celebrated American forger until the turn of the century. With a bizarre biography too complicated for easy history, his critical contributions to Texas settlement, revolution and annexation were inextricably mired in his activities as a slave smuggler and confidence man. Author Lora-Marie Bernard unravels the unbelievable story of one of the most notorious criminal adventurers ever to set foot on the soil of the Lone Star State.
