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A killing on Ring Jaw Bluff : the great recession and the death of small-town Georgia Cover Image Book Book

A killing on Ring Jaw Bluff : the great recession and the death of small-town Georgia

Rawlings, William 1948- (author.).

Summary: Recounts the rise and fall of Georgia's rural population as told through the story of Charles Graves Rawlings, who grew from modest beginnings to become one of the state's wealthier men, and in 1925 faced a life sentence for his role in the murder of his first cousin.

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  • ISBN: 0881465526
  • ISBN: 9780881465525
  • Physical Description: print
    276 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Edition: First paperback edition.
  • Publisher: Macon, Georgia : Mercer University Press, 2015.

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-272) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Introduction -- A prosperous town -- A self-made man -- The land of cotton -- The long depression -- Movers and shakers -- Unintended consequences -- The uncertain line between truth and justice -- The rise to the top -- The seeds of destruction -- Farming with dynamite -- Crocodile tears -- "Colored people are buying automobiles" -- The spoils of war -- The hand of providence -- What goes up must come down -- The wrath of God and man -- The chickens come home to roost -- One hundred percent Americanism -- Justice dispensed -- "Laborers drift to the North" -- One last fire -- A tragic accident -- Was it wanton murder? -- The problem witness -- A battle hard fought -- Everything falls apart -- I'm not guilty, of course -- Aftermath -- Winners and Losers -- Thought.

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Subject: Rawlings, Charles Graves 1858-1938
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Topic Heading: Authors, American > Georgia > Sandersville.
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Flint River Regional Library System:
      J. Joel Edwards Public Library 		G 975.8672 RAWLINGS ( Send Text)
 31022009620045 SPEC-COLL Available
Roddenbery Memorial Library System:
      Roddenbery Memorial Library 		GA 975.8672 RAW ( Send Text)
 31046005726308 GA-CIRC Available
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      Screven County Library 		G 975.8 RAW ( Send Text)
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