Blind Obedience: A True Story of Family Loyalty and Murder in South Georgia
5 Angebote vergleichen

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Loretta Lay Books [1095919], London, United Kingdom.
Hardback. When 3 teenage boys stood accused of killing 2 children in another family in 1905, the 3 were charged with murder and 2 faced the hangman's noose. But was it really murder? A judge said no, that the boys had simply obeyed their father's instructions. They were guilty, he said, "only of blind obedience." The trials of Joe Rawlins - a popular, well-to-do South Georgia farmer, a Baptist preacher and father of 5 - and his sons ended a bitter feud that lasted for more than 20yrs. Joe Rawlins and W.L. Carter argued over property lines, stray livestock, fishing rights, even each other's character. Rawlins moved twice and each time thought he had seen the last of his archenemy. But each time, Carter showed up and bought land bordering Rawlins' farm. Was it a coincidence or was Rawlins being pursued? As the acrimony peaked, Rawlins tried to kill Carter, but failed. Then he hired an assassin and sent his own sons to wipe out the entire Carter family. But the only victims of the attempt were 2 teenage Carter children. The trials that followed brought a festival atmosphere to Valdosta, Georgia. Excursion trains ferried several thousand people to town for the trial. Joe Rawlins became one of the most quoted condemned men in Georgia history, and the demand for accounts of the trial and subsequent appeals turned the twice-a-week 'Valdosta Times' into a daily newspaper. The author tells how the testimony of Alf Moore, an African-American man, was critical to putting a white man on the gallows, possibly the first time a black man's testimony was taken so seriously. The book also documents a series of appeals by Macon attorney John Raldolph Cooper that delayed the hanging of Rawlins for 16-months, a respite that was unheard of at the time. Even today, the Rawlins case is remembered as the most famous murder case in the history of Lowndes County, as well as one of the most notorious in Southern history. Illus. + Epilogue. 239pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Nr. F. in F. dw.

Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, In Stock.
americas,biographies,criminology,fiction,history,murder and mayhem,politics and social sciences,social sciences,state and local,true accounts, When three teenage boys stood accused of killing two children in another family in 1905, the three were charged with murder and two faced the hangman's noose. But was it really murder? A judge said no, that the boys had simply obeyed their father's instructions. They were guilty, he said, "only of blind obedience." The trials of Joe Rawlins-a popular, well-to-do South Georgia farmer, a Baptist preacher and father of five-and his sones ended a bitter feud that lasted for more than twenty years. Joe Rawlins and W. L. Carter argued over property rights, stray livestock, fishing rights, even each other's character. Rawlins moved twice and each time he thought he had seen the last of his archenemy. But each time, Carter showed up and bought land bordering Rawlins' farm. Was it a coincidence or was Rawlins being pursued? As the acrimony peaked, Rawlins tried to kill Carter, but failed. Then he hired an assassin and sent his own sons to wipe out the entire Carter family. But the only victims of the attempt were two teenage Carter children. The trials that followed brought a festival atmosphere to Valdosta, Georgia. Excursion trains ferried several thousand people to town for the trial. Joe Rawlins became one of the most quoted condemned men in Georgia history, and the demand for accounts of the trial and subsequent appeals turned the twice-a-week Valdosta Times into a daily newspaper. Blind Obedience tells how the testimony of Alf Moore, an African-American man,.

Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Free shipping.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, GlassFrogBooks [64674448], Minden, NV, U.S.A.
A+ Customer service! Satisfaction Guaranteed! Book is in Used-Good condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Ergodebooks [8304062], RICHMOND, TX, U.S.A.
Books.

Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, plus shipping, Shipping area: DOM.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, ExtremelyReliable, TX, Richmond, [RE:3].
Hardcover.