Whether a pirate, a gunslinger, a gangster, or a desert fiend, you aren’t born an outlaw—you become one. These rebels rose up against injustice; they yearned for great open spaces. From the monopoly of the maritime powers to the advent of industrialism, they defied everything, and in doing so they signed their own death warrants. From train robbers Jesse James and Bruce Reynolds, to Lawrence of Arabia and IRA-activist Bobby Sands, to duos like Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday or Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid—their armed exploits are wellknown, but their true cause has often gone unheard. Unable to tolerate arbitrary justice, brazen profiteering, or the oppression of the poor, these exceptional men and women rebelled and became feared outlaws. First seen as nothing but dreaded bandits, today they provoke the rapt fascination of all who secretly harbor a thirst for rebellion.
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A collection of fifty astonishing stories featuring hero-villains ranging from Robin Hood to Buffalo Bill, and from Calamity Jane to Bonnie and Clyde.
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Laurent Maréchaux was a student activist, which landed him in prison for a brief period. He then lived in Italy, and the U.S.A., where he embarked on a Jack London-esque life of forestry and the great outdoors. In the early 1980s he sojourned with the Mujahideens of Afghanistan. He founded Solidarité Afghanistan and worked for several magazines before launching a communications agency in Paris. In 2001, he cut ties and wandered the world. He is the author of three novels, and reports regularly from conflict zones, notably for the French magazine XXI.
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I bought this book for my brother as a Christmas present. Apparently he hasn't put it down! I think he loves that it doesn't do just American scoundrels but ones from all over the world and their histories from beginning to end.
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