In 1913, 13-year-old Mary Phagan was found brutally murdered in the basement of the Atlanta pencil factory where she worked. The factory manager, a college-educated Jew named Leo Frank, was arrested, tried, and convicted in a trial that seized national headlines. When the governor commuted his death sentence, Frank was kidnapped and lynched by a group of prominent local citizens.Steve Oney�s acclaimed account re-creates the entire story for the first time, from the police investigations to the gripping trial to the brutal lynching and its aftermath. Oney vividly renders Atlanta, a city enjoying newfound prosperity a half-century after the Civil War, but still rife with barely hidden prejudices and resentments. He introduces a Dickensian pageant of characters, including zealous policemen, intrepid reporters, Frank�s martyred wife, and a fiery populist who manipulated local anger at Northern newspapers that pushed for Frank�s exoneration. Combining investigative journalism and sweeping social history, this is the definitive account of one of American history�s most repellent and most fascinating moments.
Authors
Steve Oney
Additional Info
- Release Date: 2004-10-12
- Publisher: Vintage
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9780679764236
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