| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
311 pages ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Ballad novels ; [9] |
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McCrumb, Sharyn, 1948-
Ballad novels ; 9.
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| Summary |
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley?The folk song, made famous by the Kingston Trio, recounts a tragedy in the North Carolina mountains after the Civil War. Laura Foster, a simple country girl, was murdered and her lover Tom Dula was hanged for the crime. The sensational elements in the case attracted national attention: a man and his beautiful, married lover accused of murdering the other-woman; the former governor of North Carolina spearheading the defense; and a noble gesture from the prisoner on the eve of his execution, saving the woman he really loved. A story inspired by a true crime made famous by the Kingston Trio's folk song recording reimagines the events surrounding the murder of North Carolina mountain girl Laura Foster and the hanging of her lover, Tom Dula, in a meticulously researched accountthat reveals additional information that may prove Dula's innocence. |
| Subject |
Dula, Tom, 1843 or 1844-1868 -- Fiction.
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Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction.
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Murder -- North Carolina -- Wilkes County -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
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Mountain life -- North Carolina -- Fiction.
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North Carolina -- Fiction.
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| ISBN |
9780312558178 |
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0312558171 |
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