Bad Guys in American History

by George Cantor, Jon Seidel (Foreword by)

Overview

Bad Guys in American History recounts the events related to our country's most compelling outlaws, from colonial times to the 1930s. Complete with photographs of the outlaws and their haunts, this book investigates some of American history's most infamous acts and informs readers where they happened and how to visit those sites today. Both a history book and a travel guide, Bad Guys in American History shines a revealing light on the dark side of America's past.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493050239
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	11/12/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	324
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

George Cantor has been an author and working journalist since 1963. His award-winning column has been a fixture in the Detroit News for twenty years, and he has written extensively on American history, travel, sports, and pop culture. Cantor was a consultant and travel writer for the History Channel and served as a prime contributor to the cable network's website. He lived in Wes Bloomfield, Michigan, with his wife Sherry, and daughter, Jaime.

Table of Contents

Foreword vii

Introduction xi

Salem Witchcraft Trials 1

Blackbeard 10

Benedict Arnold 17

John Butler and Butler's Rangers 31

Simon Girty 39

Aaron Burr 47

Jean Lafitte 58

The Harpe Brothers 67

William Clarke Quantrill 73

John Brown 81

John Wilkes Booth 91

Belle Starr 102

Henry Plummer 108

Wild Bill Hickok 115

Jay Gould 124

Billy the Kid 133

Hatfields and McCoys 147

Jesse James 154

Black Bart 171

The Dalton Gang 177

Judge Roy Bean 186

Joaquin Murieta 192

Jacob Waltz and the Lost Dutchman Mine 198

Soapy Smith 203

Lizzie Borden 209

John D. Lee and the Mountain Meadows Massacre 216

Judge Isaac Parker 224

Butch Cassidy 229

Wyatt Earp 238

Yuma Territorial Prison 251

Pancho Villa 257

Al Capone 265

John Dillinger 276

Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow 286

Bugsy Siegel 294

Alcatraz Prison 300

Bibliography 307

Editorial Reviews

Bad Guys in American History is a book that is not taught in your child's social studies class, yet is a genuinely informative, and fun read. All students of American history will surely get a plateful of dicey information on the underside of our history.

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