| Murder in Roanoke County: Race and Justice in the 1891 Susan Watkins Case Contributor(s): Long, John D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 146714410X ISBN-13: 9781467144100 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - True Crime | Murder - General - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) |
| Dewey: 364.152 |
| LCCN: 2019945084 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.65 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Did her rival for a man's love get away with murder? It was a story of violence, bigamy, race and a quest for justice. The strange but true story of James and Susan Watkins. A drama played out in the mountains of southwestern Virginia |
Contributor Bio(s): Long, John D.: - John D. Long is the director of education at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia. He holds degrees from Roanoke College and the University of Virginia and has taught history at Roanoke College, Radford University and Virginia Western Community College. A contributing columnist for the Roanoke Times, he has also written extensively on local history and the Second World War. |