Dead Outlaw

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/dead-outlaw

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Who wrote Dead Outlaw?Itamar Moses
2. What is the music and lyrics composers?David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna
3. What is the inspiration source?The life and posthumous journey of Elmer McCurdy
4. Who was Elmer McCurdy?Elmer McCurdy was a Prohibition‑era outlaw who died in 1911.
5. What happened to Elmer McCurdy's body after he died?His body became a mummified treasure that traveled for about fifty years. It was shown in places like carnivals, drug stores, and funeral parlors.

Prohibition-era outlaw: A criminal active during the period in the United States when the sale of alcohol was illegal.
Posthumous journey: Events or experiences that happen to a person after they have died.
Cultural artifact: An object made by humans that has historical or cultural significance.