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Cargando... Stand and Deliver!: A History of Highway Robberypor David Brandon
   Ninguno Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro.   ) empress8411 | Jan 21, 2014 |  Thus writing a history of highwaymen is almost impossible. Many highway crimes went unreported; who was there to tell? Even if the crime was known, the criminal was anonymous, and might well disappear. If the criminal is caught, he still may not tell the truth. So we can't expect much from a history of highwaymen. The truth is not to be had. But at least the author could say that. One can write a history of the legend of highwaymen. But this book doesn't admit to that. There are no footnotes, there is little sourcing, the analysis is inadequate. Want some fun? Fine; this is a fun book. But want to know the truth about highwaymen? Admittedly, you won't find all of it anywhere. But you perhaps will find even less than usual here. (  ) waltzmn | Mar 19, 2012 | sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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 and in fiction 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. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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