[WALDO, F.W.] (Ed.).

LIFE OF MICHAEL MARTIN, WHO WAS EXECUTED FOR HIGHWAY ROBBERY, December 20, 1821. As Given by Himself. Third Edition.

Boston, (MA): Russell & Gardner, 1822. 21 cm. 71 pp. Disbound. Heavily foxed. One leaf (pp.47-8) paper defect in margin affecting a few letters. This edition not in Sabin. Michael Martin, also known as Captain Lightfoot, recounted his life before his execution in 1822. Martin is believed to be the last person in Massachusetts hanged for highway robbery. Item #66598

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