Recipient of the North Carolina Society of Historians' "Award of Excellence". Take a journey back in time with storyteller Rob McHale and learn the real Tom Dooley story with new information about this great North Carolina legend. Ride with outlaw Jesse James from his teenage years through the Civil War and his 16 years of bank, train, and stagecoach robberies. Travel the Bahamas and Caribbean with pirates Captain Calico Jack and Anne Bonny. Ride with three famous moonshine runners and a NASCAR legend, and hear their tales of running from the law and escaping. Ride with George Armstrong Custer from West Point through the Civil War and up to his last battle at the Little Bighorn. Watch a small North Carolina town in the path of urban sprawl and its farmers adapt to change from an agricultural community by a lake to a more populated setting. Travel the U.S. with abolitionist John Brown until his capture at Harpers Ferry. Embark on a harrowing flight with the author in a vintage cargo aircraft, battling weather and mechanical issues. The book is a collection of historical stories and events carefully researched onsite by the author.