A Complete History of the Lives and Robberies of the Most Notorious Highwaymen, Footpads, Shoplifts and Cheats of Both Sexes

A Complete History of the Lives and Robberies of the Most Notorious Highwaymen, Footpads, Shoplifts and Cheats of Both Sexes - Key Writings on Subcultures, 1535-1727 : Classics from the Underworld

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A Complete History of the Highwaymen discloses the most secret and barbarous murders, unparalleled robberies, notorious thefts and unheard of cheats, setting them in a true light and exposing them to public view for the common benefit of mankind. The accounts and confessions are drawn from imprisoned villains who awaited their fate at the gallows.
This reprint makes available the 1926 reissue of Captain Smith's fifth edition and includes an introduction by Arthur L. Hayward, which sets the accounts in the appropriate historical context.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780415286787
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Imprint: Routledge
Pub date:
DEWEY: 306.1
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 666
Weight: 1496g
Height: 246mm
Width: 189mm
Spine width: 52mm