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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 ...more

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	The Emergence of The Relationship Economy: The New Order of Things to Come by Scott Allen (Goodreads Author), Jay T. Deragon, Margaret G. Orem 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Private Security Today by Carter F. Smith (Goodreads Author), Frank J. Schmalleger, Larry J. Siegel 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gangs and the Military: Gangsters, Bikers, and Terrorists with Military Training 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From Patriot to Pirate: The Outlaw Life of Sam Mason it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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November 20, 1780 — Blackstock’s Farm, South Carolina

Banastre Tarleton thought he’d caught Thomas Sumter flat-footed. Instead, he rode into a trap.

Sumter set his militia behind fences and farm buildings, with sharpshooters in the trees. Tarleton charged headlong and met a wall of fire. Horses went down, dragoons tumbled, redcoats scattered.

Sumter himself took a bullet to the chest but lived. Tarle

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A Forgotten Soldier: The Life and Times of Major General Harry Hill Bandholtz

by Patrick V. Garland

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Pirates: A New History, from Vikings to Somali Raiders

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From Patriot to Pirate: The Outlaw Life of Sam Mason

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Carter F Smith liked Gerald Randklev's review of From Patriot to Pirate: The Outlaw Life of Sam Mason: "This book is well written with lots of documentation. It follows the life of Revolutionary War Era Samuel Mason who was a very interesting guy. On one hand he was a model citizen for his time -- Captain in the Militia during the Revolutionary War, se" Read more of this review »
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“Jesse and Frank James were the most well-known military-trained gang members”
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“The first gang members who joined the military were known as the Hounds, a group of former New York gang members.”
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“Gang members have joined the military since the mid-1800s.”
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“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.”
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“Gangs have had connections to the U.S. Military in every period since the founding of the country.”
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