A Complete History of the Lives and Robberies of the Most Notorious Highwaymen, Footpads, Shoplifts and Cheats of Both Sexes: Previously published 1719 and 1926

by Captain Alexander Smith, Arthur L. Hayward (Editor)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415286787
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/20/2002
Series:	Key Writings on Subcultures: Classics from the Underworld
Pages:	666
Product dimensions:	7.80(w) x 9.90(h) x 2.00(d)

About the Author

Captain Alexander Smith, Arthur L. Hayward

Table of Contents

The History of the Highwaymen; The Thieves' New Canting Dictionary; The History of the Highwaymen; The History of the Highwaymen