Since the beginning of civilization, folk heroes have mesmerized the world with their larger-than-life feats and defeats. Here the controversies of Wyatt Earp and J. Edgar Hoover mingle with those of Billy the Kid and Bonnie and Clyde. Here are the enchanting mysteries of Mona Lisa and Captain Kidd's buried treasure. This book is a tribute to our fantastic, timeless legends and the lives that created them.