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The brilliant bandit of the Wabash : the life of the notorious outlaw Frank Rande /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dugan, Mark, 1939-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: DeKalb : Northern Illinois University Press, [2010]
Subjects:
Rande, Frank, > 1839-
Outlaws > West (U.S.) > Biography.
Criminals > West (U.S.) > Biography.
Outlaws > Wabash River Valley > Biography.
Criminals > Wabash River Valley > Biography.
West (U.S.) > Biography.
Wabash River Valley > Biography.
West (U.S.) > History > 1860-1890.
Wabash River Valley > History > 19th century.
Table of Contents:
  • "He was the best boy we ever raised"
  • "He longs to be Scott free-- and so he is"
  • "I was accessory after the fact"
  • "I intend to beat the place"
  • "Halt, you son of a bitch"
  • Saint Elmo's fire
  • "Damned old rag picker"
  • The prince of thief takers
  • "I can get away with a dozen damn officers"
  • "I'm just as good a man as any of them"
  • The great bandit of the West-- ad nauseam
  • A terrible net of evidence is fastening about him
  • "Grave fears are entertained that this desperate wretch will recover"
  • "I ain't going to heaven, I tell you"
  • Epilogue: The ghost of Monkey Hill
  • Appendix.