| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The road to nowhere -- Land where we'll never grow old -- Chasing shadows -- The accused -- The end of the road -- Redemption man -- Payment to the law -- "Pretty by ordinary standards" -- The new woman -- Retribution -- Justice denied -- Epilogue -- Appendix I: Research methods -- Appendix II: Literature. |
| Summary |
"Follows a homicide case committed in Georgia in 1927 from the crime to the executions of those convicted of the crime almost a year later. Along the way, the narrative highlights a number of issues impacting the death penalty process, many of which are still relevant in the modern era of capital punishment in the United States ... Moreover, the case in question illustrates a range of themes prevalent in post-Progressive Georgia and brings them together to create a broader narrative. Thus, issues of race, class, and gender emerge from what was supposed to be a neutral process; ... demonstrates that capital punishment cannot be administered in an untainted fashion, but its finality demands that it must be"--Athenaeum@UGA website. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Thompson, Eula Mae, 1904-1980.
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Thompson, Eula Mae, 1904-1980. |
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Thompson, Clifford, -1928.
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Thompson, Clifford, -1928. |
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Moss, James Hugh, -1928.
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Moss, James Hugh, -1928. |
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Osborn, Coleman, 1887-1927.
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Osborn, Coleman, 1887-1927. |
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Social control -- Georgia -- History -- 20th century.
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Social control. |
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Georgia. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Trials (Murder) -- Georgia -- History -- 20th century.
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Trials (Murder) |
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Capital punishment -- Georgia -- History -- 20th century.
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Capital punishment. |
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Murder -- Georgia -- Chatsworth Region -- History -- 20th century.
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Murder. |
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Georgia -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
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Race relations. |
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Georgia -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
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Social conditions. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Smith, Robert N. (Robert Neil). Evil day in Georgia. First edition. Knoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, 2015 (DLC) 2014028632 |
| ISBN |
9781621901471 (electronic book) |
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1621901475 (electronic book) |
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1621901475 |
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9781621900948 (alkaline paper) |
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