From Patriot to Pirate

The Outlaw Life of Sam Mason

Inbunden, Engelska, 2000

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From soldier to judge, to pirate and outlaw, Sam Mason’s life is a testament to early America's turbulent, unpredictable frontier.Sam Mason carved out a life of adventure and infamy that took him from soldier to pirate in late 18th century America. Mason fought in both the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War—battles that shaped early America. After his military service, he traded in his rifle for a judge’s gavel, settling into what seemed a respectable life. However, he was soon inexplicably drawn into the world of counterfeiting, an enterprise that soon led him back to the riverbanks he once defended. Mason gained infamy as a pirate along the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers and the wilderness of the Natchez Trace near New Orleans, preying on travelers and traders alike with a band of ruthless men. His reputation and influence spread as he used his understanding of the law to maneuver through jurisdictional gaps and stay just out of authorities’ reach. His exploits made him one of the most feared—and hunted—criminals in early American history, cementing his legacy as a cunning rogue who mastered the borderlands between law and lawlessness.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2000-01-01
Mått152 x 229 x 28 mm
Vikt454 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor280
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781538139974

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Carter F. Smith, PhD, directs the Masters in Criminal Justice program at Middle Tennessee State University. Dr. Smith is a retired U.S. Army special agent from the Criminal Investigation Division who has served over twenty-two years in military and federal law enforcement in the U.S. and abroad. An experienced educator since 1990, he has authored books such as Gangs and the Military (Rowman & Littlefield, 2019) and Gangs and Organized Crime (2018). Dr. Smith has been a consultant for various media outlets and appeared on the History Channel’s documentary Gangland (2007). His expertise spans crime investigations, gang research, and security, earning him multiple industry accolades.

Preface: Prelude to a Pirate AcknowledgmentsSection I: 1739–1753 Chapter 1: Origin Story (1739–1753) Chapter 2: The Battle Tested Colonies (1754–1776) Section II: 1777–1783 Chapter 3: Wild Western Virginia (1777–1778) Chapter 4: Mason Bought the Farm (1779–1780) Chapter 5: Life after the Military (1781–1783) Section III: 1784–1801 Chapter 6: Debt Collection, Counterfeiting, and Murder (1784–1797) Chapter 7: Escape to the Cave (1797–1799) Chapter 8: Pirating the Mississippi (1799–1801) Section IV: 1802–1804 Chapter 9: Enough is Enough (1802–1803) Chapter 10: Good Days and Bad (1803–1804) Chapter 11: Sam Mason: The Making of an American River Pirate Appendix A: Investigative Team Notes Appendix B: Timeline of Samuel Mason’s Life Appendix C: Incidents of Historical Misinformation Appendix D: Thomas Mason Timeline and Reference Documentation Appendix E: Bibliography: Additional Reading, Watching, and ListeningAbout the AuthorIndex

From Patriot to Pirate: The Outlaw Life of Sam Mason by Dr. Carter F. Smith is a wildly entertaining romp through late 18th-century Western colonial and post-Revolutionary America. While the brilliant but roguish Samuel Mason was the epitome of 'the good, the bad, and the ugly', he is quintessentially American. Revolutionary Patriot, horse thief, frontiersman, judge, tavern keeper, justice of the peace, criminal gang leader, and river pirate—Mason was a factotum before the word was invented. Dr. Smith knows his history and has written a great swashbuckling tale of the early American frontier and the blurry gray lines that separate the heroic and lawful from the criminal.