| Reverend Devil: Master Criminal of the Old South Contributor(s): Phares, Ross (Author) |
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ISBN: 1565545664 ISBN-13: 9781565545663 Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $20.90 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 1941 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - Biography & Autobiography |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 5.56" W x 8.52" (0.86 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Cultural Region - South - Geographic Orientation - Tennessee |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "One of the best books on this outlaw, based on scholarly research." -Adams No. 767, Six Guns and Leather "The narrative is true, documented research and easy reading." -Irving Ward-Steinman In many parts of the South and the Southwest today, they still speak in quiet awe of the intrepid John Murrel-highwayman, bandit, cutthroat, and slaver who spread organized terror through dozens of early nineteenth-century towns. From Tennessee and Arkansas to Georgia eastward, and to the Mexican border westward, Murrel carved a special niche for himself as one of the first American outlaws to operate on a grand scale. Murrel led a band of highly organized, disciplined, and tightly knit bandits, who preyed at will on travelers along the Natchez Trace and on remote settlements. Murrel even impersonated and preached as a reverend. More than a century after his death, Murrell remains one of the most intriguing gangsters in American history. |
Contributor Bio(s): Phares, Ross: - Ross Phares is also the author of Texas Tradition [pb (F)], Cavalier in the Wilderness [pb (F)], and Reverend Devil: Master Criminal of the Old South [pb(F)], all of which are published by Pelican. He is a native of Shreveport, Louisiana. |