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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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.
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.
Details
Pages: 144
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Imprint: The History Press
Series: True Crime
Publication Date: 23rd January 2017
State: Texas
Illustration Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9781467117876
Format: Paperback
BISACs: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Criminals & Outlaws PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
Reviews
"[This book] is a fascinating tale of a man whose greed prevented his achieving greatness." Galveston County Daily News
Author Bio
Called one of the state's best storytellers by Texana Reads, Lora-Marie Bernard has written several books for The History Press, including The Yellow Rose of Texas: The Song, The Legend & Emily D. West , The Counterfeit Prince of Old Texas: Swindling Slaver Monroe Edwards and Lower Brazos River Canals . She is a coauthor of Houston Center: Vision to Excellence (Green Oaks Publishing). Early in her career, she won the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award and has continued to receive numerous accolades for her public affairs and investigative reporting. A former vice-president for the Southeast Texas Museum Association, she currently serves as an international corporate board member for the Alumnae-Network for Harvard Women.
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.
Pages: 144
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Imprint: The History Press
Series: True Crime
Publication Date: 23rd January 2017
State: Texas
Illustrations Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9781467117876
Format: Paperback
BISACs: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Criminals & Outlaws PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
"[This book] is a fascinating tale of a man whose greed prevented his achieving greatness." Galveston County Daily News
Called one of the state's best storytellers by Texana Reads, Lora-Marie Bernard has written several books for The History Press, including The Yellow Rose of Texas: The Song, The Legend & Emily D. West , The Counterfeit Prince of Old Texas: Swindling Slaver Monroe Edwards and Lower Brazos River Canals . She is a coauthor of Houston Center: Vision to Excellence (Green Oaks Publishing). Early in her career, she won the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award and has continued to receive numerous accolades for her public affairs and investigative reporting. A former vice-president for the Southeast Texas Museum Association, she currently serves as an international corporate board member for the Alumnae-Network for Harvard Women.
