Classic Crimes of North Carolina—MANLY WADE WELLMAN—Dead and Gone

Description: • For Your Consideration: • A First-Edition HARDCOVER of: • “DEAD AND GONE: Classic Crimes of North Carolina” (University of North Carolina Press, 1954) (Hardcover, First Edition) • BY MANLY WADE WELLMAN • “The plaintive history and untimely death of NAOMI WISE—‘poor OMNI’—they called her in Randolph County over five generations ago—strikingly counterparts DREISER’s AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY; IDA BELL WARREN, the veritable LADY MACBETH of Forsyth County; the arsenic poisoner of old Fayetteville; the kidnapping of KENNETH BEASLEY near the site of the Lost Colony; the almost perfect crime, the murder of the hated Reconstruction SENATOR ‘CHICKEN’ STEPHENS of Caswell County, which in spite of the efforts of CLAUDE G. BOWERS and others went unsolved for years; the mad jealousy of FRANKIE SILVER of Burke County which ended with bitter justice at the end of the law's noosed rope, the first woman hanged in the state—these and other lively stories of famous North Carolina murders make fascinating reading. “The stories, told with authority and inviting informality, employ material from newspapers, court records, letters, family collections, and numerous works of local history. They evoke a feeling for a past time and place as well as for the untidy events themselves.” —THE PUBLISHER• “DEAD AND GONE is another fine example of MANLY WADE WELLMAN's ability to breathe life into stories from the Appalachian Mountains and surrounding communities. This collection of 10 famous murders from 1808 to 1914 reveals a time when women were idealized and men of the community mobilized rapidly to hunt down a suspected murderer or escaped prisoner. The collection covers a variety of crimes from murder for revenge to poisoning for profit. MR. WELLMAN's gift for clear and finely crafted language help the reader envision the times and places he writes about…. I wish more of MR. WELLMAN's books were available; so many are out of print and difficult to find. Wouldn't it be wonderful to help a new generation of readers discover the fine writing of his genius through reissues!”—ELIZABETH L. CORDERO, AMAZON REVIEW • • For other details about this book, please see below. • TITLE: “DEAD AND GONE: Classic Crimes of North Carolina”AUTHOR: MANLY WADE WELLMAN TYPE: HARDCOVERPAGES: 190 PUBLISHER, LOCALE, & YEAR: University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill), 1954 EDITION: First Edition, First Printing* *RE: On the Copyright Page, no later editions listed NOTE: This copy is NOT ex-library NOR a book-club edition. ISBN: Pre-ISBN CONDITION OF BOARDS (NO DUST JACKET): VERY GOOD. Orange boards are mainly clean with only faint moments of soiling or darkening. Corners & spine tips are bumped/bent. Lettering on spine remains vivid. CONDITION of BOOK ITSELF: VERY GOOD. Book is square. Spine is tight. Text-block edges are age-toned with a slash of smudging on the bottom & a small, faint stain on the fore edge. Top edge has light but persistent smudging/faint spotting (which is restricted to that area). Front endpaper has a statement from previous owner in ink & a scratched-out dedication from 1955 (in ink). Back endpapers are moderately ghosted. Pages are moderately age-toned but also bright & clean—with no writing (other than what’s on the FFEP), no doodling, no tears, no stains, no foxing, etc. SHIPPING NEWS: This book will be wrapped with care before being shipped in a cushioned and sturdy mailer. THANK YOU! ********************** /\___/\=•ᆺ•= “We believe it’s good business to be good to our customers.” *********** FLAPPINCAT’s HOUSE RULES ***********1. 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Price: 28.5 USD

Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina

End Time: 2025-01-02T19:17:16.000Z

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