And the dead shall rise : the murder of Mary Phagan and the lynching of Leo Frank / Steve Oney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oney, Steve, 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Phagan, Mary, -1913.

Phagan, Mary.

Frank, Leo, 1884-1915.

Frank, Leo.

Murder--Georgia--Atlanta--Case studies.

Murder.

Lynching--Georgia--Marietta--Case studies.

Lynching.

Trials (Murder)--Georgia--Atlanta--Case studies.

Trials (Murder).

Georgia--Atlanta.

Georgia--Marietta.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

742 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Pantheon Books, [2003]

Summary:

Describes the 1913 murder of Atlanta factory worker Mary Phagan, the arrest of her Jewish supervisor, Leo Frank, and the abduction and lynching of Frank, offering an account of the crime, its aftermath, and long-term repercussions.

Contents:

1. April 26, 1913 3

2. Look Out, White Folks 18

3. Extra, Extra 35

4. Onward, Christian Soldiers 46

5. A Good Name, A Bad Reputation 71

6. Skulduggery 91

7. A Clean Nigger 118

8. A Tramp Alumnus 145

9. Skirmishes 162

10. Prosecution 190

11. Defense 261

12. Verdict 306

13. Appeals in and out of Court 345

14. Brightness Visible 371

15. Darkness Falls 397

16. A Change of Heart 423

17. Cause Celebre 444

18. Commutation 469

19. Marietta 513

20. Milledgeville 529

21. The Lynching of Leo Frank 561

22. Burial 573

23. Recessional 596

24. The Revenant 630.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 709-712) and index.

National Jewish Book Awards - Jewish History, Winner, 2004

Other Format:

Online version: Oney, Steve, 1954- And the dead shall rise.

ISBN:

0679421475

9780679421474

OCLC:

51983578

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