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Brandon, David

 
9780750925846: Stand and Deliver! a History of Highway Robbery
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0750925841 ISBN 13 : 9780750925846
Editeur : Sutton Publishing Ltd, 2001

Synopsis

Why is the highwayman largely perceived as a romantic, glamorous and gallant figure? How is it that men who were really nothing more than bandits, who were often gratuitously violent, sometimes murderers and rapists as well, have become the swashbuckling heroes of history? To put their roles in context, the book probes into the economic, social and technological factors that at certain times made highway robbery highly lucrative and which help to explain why some of its exponents eventually disappeared from the scene. Finally, the legacy of the highwaymen, on pub signs, in films, in fiction and so on, is discussed. Informative, stimulating and entertaining, from the pen of a true enthusiast, this book will appeal to anyone interested in the dramatic, murky underworld of history.

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À propos de l'auteur

David Brandon is an experienced freelance lecturer in social history, topography and related subjects for over ten UK universities, many adult education colleges and other providers of continuing learning. He lives in Peterborough.

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Éditeur
Sutton Publishing Ltd
Date d'édition
2001
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0750925841
ISBN 13 
9780750925846
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
240
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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