COUNTERFEIT MAN

by Gerald W. McFarland

Book Overview

'A thoroughly researched, objective work, full of fascinating historical detail. It is especially valuable for the insight it provides into the way ordinary Americans of the 19th century experienced and confronted the issues and concerns of their time.' ---Library Journal

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0394580095
• ISBN13: 9780394580098
• Release Date: December 1990
• Publisher: Pantheon
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Interesting true crime in early America

This was an interesting story of a crime that really happened in early America, and a mystery that has never been definitively solved. Besides being a page turner as to who really committed the murder, it provided a lot of insight into life in early America and the different levels of society. There were the early settlers of Vermont and New Hampshire who were fairly rough types, with lots of drinking, etc. There were the educated, more elite types like the lawyers. There were the frontier preachers who helped to civilize the frontier. This story showed how they interacted when confronted with a particular crime and how it affected the community. I've been studying counterfeiting, and this story includes the counterfeiting of an identity, AND the counterfeiting of money. This is a fascinating study.

Excellent read

I read this a long time ago as a high-school student and liked it very much. It must have been good since I remember it! I wish I still had a copy. Perhaps I will purchase this again one day, as I look forward to reading it again soon.