These rebels rose up against injustice and were prepared to die for their beliefs; they yearned for

great open spaces. From the monopoly of the maritime powers to the advent of industrialism,

they defied everything, and in doing so they signed their own death warrants. From train

robbers Jesse James and Bruce Reynolds, to Lawrence of Arabia and IRA-activist Bobby

Sands, to duos like Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday or Butch Cassidy and the Sundance

Kid - their armed exploits are well known, but their true causes have often gone unheard.

Unable to tolerate arbitrary justice, brazen profiteering, or the oppression of the poor, these

exceptional men and women rebelled and became feared outlaws. First seen as nothing but

dreaded bandits, today they provoke the rapt fascination of all who secretly harbor a thirst

for rebellion and wild adventure.