Rogues and Rascals: True Stories of Maritime Lives and Legends

Short, entertaining historical tales from the Maritimes, Rogues and Rascals is an anecdotal history of the Maritime provinces, with a particular eye to the odd, the interesting, and the obscure. Meet the misfits and maligners, treasure hunters and highway robbers who traversed the Maritimes from the 1700s to the mid-1900s. Five thematic sections collect 200 short tales of con men and hangmen, murderers and soul savers, heroes and failures, superstitions and miracles—and even ghosts.