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The Counterfeit Prince of Old Texas: Swindling Slaver Monroe Edwards

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"After Monroe Edwards died in Sing Sing prison in 1847, penny dreadfuls memorialized him as the most celebrated American forger until the turn of the century. With a bizarre biography too complicated for easy history, his critical contributions to Texas settlement, revolution and annexation were inextricably mired in his activities as a slave smuggler and confidence man. Author Lora-Marie Bernard unravels the unbelievable story of one of the most notorious criminal adventurers ever to set foot on the soil of the Lone Star ...

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The Counterfeit Prince of Old Texas: Swindling Slaver Monroe Edwards 2017, History Press Library Editions

ISBN-13: 9781540214096

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The Counterfeit Prince of Old Texas: Swindling Slaver Monroe Edwards 2017, History Press

ISBN-13: 9781467117876

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