Reverend Devil: Master Criminal of the Old South - Softcover

Phares, Ross

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1565545664 ISBN 13: 9781565545663

Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company, 1941

Synopsis

"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-SteinmanIn 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.

About this title

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
• Publication date: 1941
• ISBN 10: 1565545664
• ISBN 13: 9781565545663
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 276