Every Family Has A Secret: The Life of Robert Emmitt Hicks

By Margaret Savage

Robert E. Hicks, born before Abraham Lincoln became president, was born in Knox County, MO to pioneering parents who had crossed the mighty Mississippi to homestead.After the death of his father, a Union soldier in the Civil War, Bob struck out on his own to 'see something of the world. His desire to climb the financial ladder of success the 'easy way' landed him in Blackwell Island Prison, N. Y. Released by presidential pardon, he founded and edited a magazine to protect the innocents from the perpetrators of the crime for which he had been imprisoned - mail fraud. Women found him attractive.four times, a bigamist for 38 hours, and fathered six children. He left a mark in the sands of his time.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1540461467
• ISBN13: 9781540461469
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"