Project Gutenberg 2024-04-11 Public domain in the USA. 264 Pitts, J. R. S. (James Robert Soda) 1832 1920 Pitts, James Robert Soda 07021513 Life and bloody career of the executed criminal, James Copeland, the great Southern land pirate $aJackson :$bPilot Publishing Company, $c1874. Charlene Taylor, Chris Miceli and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Life and Bloody Career of the Executed Criminal, James Copeland, the Great Southern Land Pirate" by Dr. J. R. S. Pitts is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The narrative centers around James Copeland, a notorious leader of a criminal clan that terrorized the Gulf States through various heinous acts including robbery and murder. Through Copeland's confessions, the book delves into the inner workings of his life and criminal exploits, exploring themes of crime, corruption, and justice. The opening of the work establishes the premise of examining Copeland’s life just before his execution, providing insight into the motivations behind his criminal activities. The narrative details his early misdeeds, including theft and deceit, often encouraged by the influences of his mother and his associations with other criminals. It highlights his descent into a life of crime, ultimately leading him to join a larger outlaw group, where he participated in a series of crimes, including the theft of horses and enslaved individuals, thus setting the stage for a broader examination of his treacherous life and the societal factors that enabled such criminal behavior. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/lifebloodycareer00pitt/page/n9/mode/2up 20200820173002pitts 1874 US Reading ease score: 64.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Copeland, James, 1823-1857 Criminals -- Gulf States -- Biography F296 Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Biographies Category: History - American 506161 2025-09-29T05:59:21.646505 text/html 478271 2024-04-11T06:16:34 text/html 1538886 2025-09-29T05:59:29.043961 application/epub+zip 1541606 2025-09-29T05:59:23.426990 application/epub+zip 504648 2025-09-29T05:59:22.410560 application/epub+zip 2359893 2025-09-29T05:59:33.049949 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2327352 2025-09-29T05:59:28.075971 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 463990 2025-09-29T05:59:20.991508 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 443780 2024-04-11T06:16:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16225 2025-09-29T05:59:33.180938 application/rdf+xml 28867 2025-09-29T05:59:22.621482 image/jpeg 3935 2025-09-29T05:59:22.514491 image/jpeg 2902561 2025-09-29T05:59:21.713532 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog