The Short and Bloody History of Highwaymen,9780822508397

The Short and Bloody History of Highwaymen

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ISBN13: 9780822508397
ISBN10: 0822508397
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2002-09-01
Publisher(s): Lerner Pub Group
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Summary

Presents a detailed account of the daily life of a highwayman, and introduces some of the famous men and women who earned their living as robbers in Great Britain in the eighteenth century.

Table of Contents

Who, What, and Where Were Highwaymen?
7(6)
Butchers Unite
13(4)
Dinnertime in Highwayman--Land
17(7)
What to Wear?
24(5)
Travelers' Tricks
29(7)
Reasons to Be Wary
36(7)
Trade Secrets
43(6)
Caught Good and Proper
49(5)
How to Hang a Highwayman
54(10)
Thief--Takers
64(4)
The Beginning of the End
68(6)
The Best of the Bunch
74(10)
The End of the Road
84(4)
Highwayman Speak 88(4)
Further Reading 92(2)
Websites 94(1)
Index 95

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