A rogue's life : R. Clay Crawford, prison escapee, Union Army officer, pretend millionaire, phony physician and the most respected man in Macon, Georgia / Lewis A. Lawson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lawson, Lewis A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crawford, R. Clay (Robert Clay), 1825-1907.

Crawford, R. Clay.

United States. Army--Officers--Biography.

United States.

Escaped prisoners--United States--Biography.

Escaped prisoners.

Impostors and imposture--United States--Biography.

Impostors and imposture.

Rogues and vagabonds--United States--Biography.

Rogues and vagabonds.

Macon (Ga.)--Biography.

Macon (Ga.).

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Biography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (235 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book reveals the life of R. Clay Crawford, his dreams, his schemes, his successes and his failures, as he launched himself into many of the most turbulent episodes of 19th century United States history. Like everyone, he was born with a family history, not just genetic but also cultural determinants; this book reveals the influences on his behavior inherited from his father and his grandfathers. He likewise passed on to his children a model, not just genetic but cultural. Even so, Clay Crawford's story is not just a family affair. He was a ""self-made man"" living in an age when such was

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction: A Word or Two About the Word Rogue""; ""1. Home""; ""2. Leaving Home""; ""3. Wandering""; ""4. The War""; ""5. The War Resumed""; ""6. A Romantic Interlude""; ""7. A Mexican Adventure""; ""8. Pennsylvania""; ""9. Maryland""; ""10. New Jersey and Ohio""; ""11. Kentucky""; ""12. Missouri and Georgia""; ""13. Home Again""; ""14. A Rogue Outrogued""; ""15. Clay's Children""; ""Conclusion: A Last Word or Two""; ""Chapter Notes""; ""Works Cited""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 24, 2013).

ISBN:

1-4766-1391-5

OCLC:

864138711