Colburn, J.G.W., comp.:

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THE LIFE OF SILE DOTY THE MOST NOTED THIEF AND DARING BURGLAR OF HIS TIME. THE LEADER OF A GANG OF COUNTERFEITERS, HORSE THIEVES AND BURGLARS OF THE NEW ENGLAND, MIDDLE AND WESTERN STATES. THE TERROR ... An action-packed life of 19th-century banditry, as recounted by the notorious outlaw, Sile Doty. While he operated a bit in the southwest, Doty committed most of his mayhem in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana, and included murder, robbery, counterfeiting, horse thievery, and repeated jailbreaks, among his skills. He also participated in the Mexican-American War, serving under Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott. Born in 1800, Doty committed crime well into his seventies, and the final chapter of this "as told to" memoir includes sections headed "A free man once more," "Visit my family after an absence of fifteen years," "Single out three men to murder for revenge," and "Honor among thieves growing beautifully less." Howes states: "A predatory profession, practised chiefly in Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio, and told of with gusto by the old rogue at seventy-five; his horrified family succeeded in destroying many copies."

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