Notorious Antebellum North Alabama

Autor*innen

• John O'Brien

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• 112 Seiten
• 4 Lesestunden

• Geografie
• Geschichte
• Karten & Reisen
• True crime
• Weltgeschichte

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Before the Civil War, North Alabama was infamous for lawlessness. The era saw courts filled with defendants who spanned the socioeconomic gamut--farmers, merchants and politicians. In 1811, John B. Haynes tore apart William Badger's house with his bare hands. Rodah Barnett ran a series of ill-reputed brothels in the early 1820s. In 1818, Rebecca Layman "accidentally" gave her husband sulfuric acid instead of rum. There is even a case of assault with frozen corn. Author John O'Brien relays these and more stories of the shady side of North Alabama during the antebellum period.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
• Einband: Paperback