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Carter F. Smith

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Carter F. Smith is a criminal justice professor, former Army CID special agent, and historian of America’s rougher edges. His work follows the true story of Samuel Mason, a Revolutionary War captain who traded his commission for a life along the shadowy bends of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.

Smith blends investigative experience with deep archival research to trace how an American patriot became one of the nation’s first organized crime bosses. His writing brings readers into a world of frontier justice, river piracy, and the early criminal networks that shaped the young republic.

When he isn’t digging through eighteenth-century court records or tracking the movements of outlaws, Smith teaches at Middle Tennessee State University and conti
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🏴‍☠️ Captain Mason’s Word of the Day: “Feint and Fire”

January 17, 1781 — Cowpens

Now that was a fight worth writing home about.

Cowpens wasn’t just a battle—it was a trap, laid perfect. General Daniel Morgan, that old brawler, lured Banastre Tarleton and his hotheaded regulars right into the meat grinder. And the men who pulled the trigger? Militia—my kind of people.

At the time, I was still serving in the Washington County militia, operating along the

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I like to read about American History. I now know another character of our American History. The author and his investigative team did an excellent job on their research. I especially like the last chapter being a Christian" Read more of this review »
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“Military Veterans have become gang members since the late 1700s.”
Carter F. Smith, Gangs and the Military: Gangsters, Bikers, and Terrorists with Military Training

“Jesse and Frank James were the most well-known military-trained gang members”
Carter F. Smith, Gangs and the Military: Gangsters, Bikers, and Terrorists with Military Training

“The first gang members who joined the military were known as the Hounds, a group of former New York gang members.”
Carter F. Smith, Gangs and the Military: Gangsters, Bikers, and Terrorists with Military Training

“Military Veterans have become gang members since the late 1700s.”
Carter F. Smith, Gangs and the Military: Gangsters, Bikers, and Terrorists with Military Training

“Gang members have joined the military since the mid-1800s.”
Carter F. Smith, Gangs and the Military: Gangsters, Bikers, and Terrorists with Military Training

“The first military-trained gang member was Samuel Mason, leader of the Mason gang of river pirates operating along the Ohio River from the 1790s.”
Carter F. Smith, Gangs and the Military: Gangsters, Bikers, and Terrorists with Military Training

“Gangs have had connections to the U.S. Military in every period since the founding of the country.”
Carter F. Smith, Gangs and the Military: Gangsters, Bikers, and Terrorists with Military Training

“The first gang members who joined the military were known as the Hounds, a group of former New York gang members.”
Carter F. Smith, Gangs and the Military: Gangsters, Bikers, and Terrorists with Military Training

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