The Counterfeit Prince of Old Texas: Swindling Slaver Monroe Edwards

The Counterfeit Prince of Old Texas: Swindling Slaver Monroe Edwards
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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages : 144
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ISBN-10 : 9781625855626
ISBN-13 : 1625855621
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Book Synopsis The Counterfeit Prince of Old Texas: Swindling Slaver Monroe Edwards by : Lora-Marie Bernard

Download or read book The Counterfeit Prince of Old Texas: Swindling Slaver Monroe Edwards 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. 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.


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