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

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...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Grady, Alan, 1956-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 2003.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Patterson, Albert, > -1954.
Patterson, Albert, > 1891-1954 > Assassination.
Crime organise > Alabama > Phenix City > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Organized crime.
Assassination > Investigation.
Assassination.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Organized crime > Alabama > Phenix City > History > 20th century.
Assassination > Investigation > Alabama > Phenix.
Alabama > Phenix City.
Phenix City (Ala.) > History > 20th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé: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.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (308 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780817389963

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