Cave-in-Rock Pirates and Outlaws

by Todd Carr

Overview

After the American Revolution, countless pioneers floated into the western frontier on the currents of the Ohio River. Inevitably, their journey brought them past Cave-in-Rock, where the region's outlaws waited in perfect and perpetual ambush. For almost half a century, notorious rogues such as the Alstons, the Harpes, the Sturdivants, Samuel Mason, James Ford, John Crenshaw, Logan Belt and Duff the Counterfeiter all operated out of the cave's dark interior. Todd Carr follows the folklore of the horse thieves, pirates and highwaymen clinging to the shadows of the legendary river bluff.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467140485
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	05/20/2019
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	1,096,158
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Todd Carr is a lifelong resident of Hardin County, Illinois, the backdrop for the folklore shared in this book. Carr is a member of the Hardin County Historical and Genealogical Society and has worked to use the historical and scenic wonders of the region to promote tourism in southern Illinois. He is a director at the Hardin County General Hospital and lives with his family in Elizabethtown, Illinois.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 7

Introduction 9

1 Philip Alston 19

2 Duff the Counterfeiter 24

3 Micajah and Wiley Harpe 30

4 Samuel Mason 48

5 Roswell and Merrick Sturdivant 62

6 James Ford 69

7 John Crenshaw 84

8 Logan Belt 94

9 The Cave in the Rock 107

Bibliography 117

Index 121

About the Author 128