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The Tragedy and the Triumph of Phenix City Alabama

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Availability:In StockContributor:Margaret Anne BarnesPublish date:2012-12-04Pages:386
Language:EnglishPublisher:Mercer University PressISBN-13:9780881464184ISBN-10:088146418XUPC:9780881464184Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United StatesBook Topic:20th Century, State & LocalSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.3007Product ID:SCPRRRPH8P

In the first chronological and gripping narrative of the events that crippled Phenix City, Alabama, Margaret Anne Barnes tells the true story of how economic hard times in the Depression led a mayor to barter immunity from prosecution to gamblers and gangsters in exchange for money to save the town from going into receivership. By mid-century, the criminal element managed to buy or infiltrate every office of government in the city. When their control was absolute, no crime was beyond their commission, no citizen safe, and no constitutional right could be relied upon.


Language:EnglishPublisher:Mercer University PressISBN-13:9780881464184ISBN-10:088146418XUPC:9780881464184Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United StatesBook Topic:20th Century, State & LocalSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.3007Product ID:SCPRRRPH8P
Publisher: Mercer University Press

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