The Counterfeit Prince of Old Texas: Swindling Slaver Monroe Edwards (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781540214096)

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.

Author: Lora-Marie Bernard
ISBN-10: 1540214095
ISBN-13: 9781540214096
Publisher: History Press Library Editions
Language: English
Published: 01/23/2017
Pages: 146
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d