Notorious Antebellum North Alabama

Autori

• John O'Brien

Parametri

• 112 pagine
• 4 ore di lettura

• Geografia & Topografia
• Mappe e viaggi
• Storia
• Storia del mondo
• True crime

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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.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2020

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