When Good Men Do Nothing : The Assassination Of Albert Patterson / Alan Grady.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grady, Alan, 1956-

Series:

Fire ant books.

Fire ant books

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Organized crime--Alabama--Phenix City--History--20th century.

Organized crime.

Assassination--Investigation--Alabama--Phenix.

Assassination.

Phenix City (Ala.)--History--20th century.

Phenix City (Ala.).

Patterson, Albert, 1891-1954--Assassination.

Patterson, Albert.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (309 p.)

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, [2003]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A provocative telling of ""The Phenix City Story.""On June 18, 1954, former state senator Albert Patterson, the Democratic Party's nominee for state attorney general, was shot to death as he left his law office in Phenix City, Alabama, infamous for its prostitution, gambling, bootlegging, and political corruption. Patterson had made cleanup of Phenix City his primary campaign promise. With millions of dollars in illegal income and hundreds of political and professional careers at stake, the question surrounding Patterson's murder was not why the trigger was pulled, but who pulled it.When Good

Contents:

Albert Patterson and Phenix City

The 1954 primary and runoff

June 18, 1954, part 1

June 18, 1954, part 2

The initial investigation

Sykes takes over

Three suspects

Putting the pieces together

Against the peace and dignity of Alabama

Watermelon party

Courageous and honest men

Legacy.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-284) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8173-8996-2

OCLC:

607002933