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COUNTERFEIT PRINCE OF OLD TEXAS

Slavery and Texas

Hear the fascinating saga of swindler and slave smuggler Monroe Edwards from author Lora-Mare Bernard at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, February 24, at the Allen Public Library.

After Edwards died in Sing Sing prison in 1847, penny dreadfuls memorialized him as the most celebrated American forger in history. Bernard unravels the unbelievable story of one of the most notorious criminal adventurers ever to set foot on the soil of the Lone Star State.

Monroe Edwards’ contributions to Texas settlement, revolution, and annexation were sadly funded by his activities as a slave smuggler. Discovering new information on the Texas slave trade, Lora-Marie will discuss the slavery and the transfer of cash from its origins in Africa to the Caribbean and then to Texas.

Author of The Counterfeit Prince of Old Texas: Swindling Slaver Monroe Edwards and Lower Brazos River Canals, Lora-Marie Bernard writes non-fiction books about Texas people, places and environment. For decades, she has been a journalist and garnered numerous Associated Press awards and national press honors for her public affairs and investigative reporting. Early in her career, she earned a Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award.

A graduate from Harvard University in 2018 with a master’s degree in liberal arts extension studies, her concentrations are in journalism and museum studies. Her undergraduate journalism degree is from the Mayborn School of Journalism at the University of North Texas.

Sponsored by the Allen Public Library, the program is free. The library is located at 300 N. Allen Dr. Call 214-509-4911 for additional information.

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