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"Fascinating. Massey brings to life the stories and mysteries surrounding this legendary figure of the nineteenth-century Southeast and shows how the outlaw has influenced our cultural heritage." - Susan Reynolds, associate editor, Alabama Heritage "A compelling and highly readable account of the life of a notorious figure in Florida and Alabama history and how he became the subject of legends and a folk ballad that is still sung today." - John Burrison, editor of Storytellers: Folktales and Legends from the South "Gives us a glimpse of how the early railroads - the heart of everyday life at the turn of twentieth century - set the stage for the dramatic exploits of desperate criminals such as Railroad Bill." - Thomas E.