The Female Horse Thief

How did a lovestruck English heiress become a notorious American criminal? And why has history erased her identity?

Adapted from a photo by Mikael Kristenson

In the early part of the 19th century, an extraordinary young English woman crossed the Atlantic on a desperate quest to find her exiled lover. She stole a horse, escaped pursuers, and survived a shipwreck, then arrived penniless and…