Synopsis
A Mississippi sheriff's account of a notorious southern outlaw's heyday in crime Jesse James, John Dillinger, Machine Gun Kelly, Bonnie and Clyde -- James Copeland (born 1823) was the granddaddy of them all. This is his notorious history as recorded by the sheriff who arrested him in 1857. During the 1830s, '40s, and '50s, Copeland and his gang of outlaws ranged over territory extending from Mobile Bay to Lake Pontchartrain. The name "Copeland" became a fearsome household word. To this day, many are amazed that the life of one so young could have been so overfilled with felony. Dr. Pitt's startling narrative of Copeland's notorious life and heyday in crime was first published in 1858 and reprinted in 1874, 1909, 1980, and 1992. The account has never failed to fascinate.
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About the Author
J. R. S. Pitts, a country physician, was the sheriff in Augusta, the Mississippi town where James Copeland was hanged.|John D. W. Guice is professor emeritus, Department of History, at the University of Southern Mississippi.
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An account of the notorious thief and brigand who from 1830 to 1857 wreaked havoc from Mobile to New Orleans
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LIFE AND CONFESSION OF THE NOTED OUTLAW JAMES COPELAND. [Reprint of "Life and Confession of the Noted Outlaw, James Copeland Executed at Augusta, Perry County, Mississippi."]
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Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 1980., 1980
ISBN 10: 0878051252
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Paged as i-xxvi, 5-237. Hardcover: H 22.25cm x L 14.25cm. Dust jacket rubbed with some scuffs at edges; usual mild color fading to spine with light creasing at head; front flap is not price-clipped. Brown cloth; spine decorated with vibrant gilt and black stamping; slight bumping to spine heel. Interior leaves are clean. Binding retains some crispness. A near fine copy in a very good dust jacket of a book which is difficult to find in hardcover editions. Reprint of the 1909 edition privately printed by the author in Hattiesburg, Mississippi under the title "Life and Confession of the Noted Outlaw, James Copeland Executed at Augusta, Perry County, Mississippi." with an Introduction (pages v-xxiii) and Calendar of Events (pages xxiv-xxv) by University of Southern Mississippi history professor John D.W. Guice. {MS Shelf #6|CMS-02289} ISBN 0878051252. Seller Inventory # CMS-02289
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Life and Confession of the Noted Outlaw, James Copeland
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Life and Confession of the Noted Outlaw, James Copeland
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. A beautiful, crisp, clean hardcover in very good condition; former owner's name written neatly in ink on front endpaper, no other marking. Dust jacket in good condition with edgewear, sunning to spine, rubbing, now in protective mylar cover. We are a brick-and-mortar store and sell our own inventory. Seller Inventory # 069521
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Life and Confession of the Noted Outlaw, James Copeland
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ISBN 10: 0878051252
ISBN 13: 9780878051250
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. This 1981 second printing is a reprint of the 1909 privately printed edition. Book of 237 pages, with illustrations, is tight. bright,and free of writings, there is light foxing on the fore edge, but none on the inside pages. Book is near fine as is the dust jacket with light wear at the spine ends. Seller Inventory # 23174