The Brilliant Bandit of the Wabash

by Mark Dugan

This fast-paced biography tells the violent story of a man who had delusional dreams of becoming a celebrated desperado along the lines of Jesse James or his hero, Sam Hildebrand; yet he was ultimately forgotten by history. In the latter part of the 1870s, Charles Scott, alias Frank Rande, made headlines across Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, and Missouri for his murderous crime spree and publicity-seeking bravado. But, unlike the dime novel heros...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0875804241
• ISBN13: 9780875804248
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher