Kentucky Barracuda: The Notorious Scoundrel and Delightful Rogue of Antebellum & Civil War America

THE MAN WHO CONNED AN ERA.

Before the digital age, there was Parker Hardin French. He didn’t just break the rules; he rewrote them across three continents.

They called him an incorrigible scoundrel and a chronic megalomaniac. His resume was a whirlwind of contradictions:

🚢 Built the first ocean-going ship on the Upper Mississippi.

⚔️ Led a paramilitary invasion of Mexico.

🏛️ Served as a District Attorney while plotting his next swindle.

⚖️ Jailed as a political prisoner and hailed as a war hero.

He was a "barracuda" in a suit, a man who left a trail of betrayed allies and bewildered enemies from California to Nicaragua.

Discover the mind-numbing true story of history's most persistent survivor.

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Lydbog: 28. januar 2026