The lives of notorious bad guys, perpetrators of mischief, visionary--if misunderstood--thinkers, and other colorful antiheroes, jerks, and evil doers from history all get their due in the short essays featured in these enlightening, informative, books. Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks inGeorgia History features15 short biographies of nefarious characters, fromwicked pirate Edward TeachtoJohn Gatewood, aruthless Confederate guerilla fighter during the Civil War.
