Dime Novel Desperadoes: The Notorious Maxwell Brothers

by John E. Hallwas

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A thrilling true crime narrative and groundbreaking historical account, "Dime Novel Desperadoes" recovers the long-forgotten story of Ed and Lon Maxwell, the outlaw brothers from Illinois who once rivaled Jesse and Frank James in national notoriety. Growing up hard as the sons of a struggling tenant farmer, the Maxwell brothers started their lawbreaking as robbers and horse thieves in the 1870s, embarking on a life of crime that quickly captured the...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0252033523

ISBN13:9780252033520

Release Date:July 2008

Publisher:University of Illinois Press

Length:448 Pages

Weight:1.94 lbs.

Dimensions:1.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History History Modern (16th-21st Centuries)

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