An amusing history about being robbed. Not accurate in the least, but entertaining. ( )

Writing biographies of criminals is hard enough. But it becomes harder when they lived before the era of central police records.

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. ( )