Each volume in this series features approximately fifteen short biographies of notorious bad guys, perpetrators of mischief, visionary if misunderstood thinkers, and other colorful antiheroes from the history of a given state. The villainous, the misguided, and the misunderstood all get their due in these entertaining yet informing books. Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Arizona History features eighteen short profiles of notorious bad guys and gals, perpetrators of mischief, visionary if misunderstood thinkers, and other colorful antiheroes from the history of the Grand Canyon State. It reveals the dark side of some well-known and even revered characters from Arizona's past--both part-time Jerks and others who were Jerks through and through.They include: - Curly Bill Brocious--a cold-blooded outlaw who became the last casualty of the Earp Vendetta ride- Sofia Treadway Reavis--the unwitting victim of a Cinderella story gone bad- Giovanni Vigliotto--a modern-day Lothario who holds a world record for wooing and wedding 105 women Sam Lowe moved to the Southwest in 1969 and has traveled around and written about the region ever since. He currently writes “The Lowe Road” series for the Arizona Republic, featuring unusual people, places, and things across the state. He has contributed stories to several publications and is the author of You Know You’re in Arizona When . . .   (Globe Pequot Press).