A genealogist, illustrator, and writer, Shayne Davidson was fascinated by how people lived, particularly in nineteenth century America. She collects vintage photos, primarily mugshots and rogues's gallery photos. Many of her current writing projects are focused on vintage crime.
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Born in the mid-nineteenth century, Sophie Lyons was a master thief, con artist, blackmailer, and smuggler. Much of her success as a criminal was due to the fact that she was fearless, reckless, sharp, and cunning—everything a woman of her time was not ... SEE MORE