The Outlaws of Cave-in-Rock / Historical Accounts of the Famous Highwaymen and River Pirates

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Libraries used in the preparation of this book.

Chicago: J. Christian Bay’s Private, Chicago Historical Society, John Crerar, Newberry, and University of Chicago. Cincinnati: Cincinnati Public, Historical and Philosophical Society of Ohio, and Young Men’s Mercantile. Frankfort: Kentucky State Historical Society, and State Library. Jackson: Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Lexington, Kentucky: Lexington Public. Louisville: Young E. Allison’s Private, Filson Club, Louisville Free Public, and R.C. Ballard Thruston’s Private. Madison: Wisconsin State Historical Society. New Harmony, Indiana: Workingmen’s Institute. New Orleans: Gaspar Cusach’s Private, Howard Memorial, Louisiana Historical Society, State Museum, and Thomas P. Thompson’s Private. St. Louis: Missouri Historical Society. Springfield: Illinois State Historical Society. Washington: Library of Congress.

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