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Murder in Coweta County

Murder in Coweta County
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  • ISBN-13: 9780882894195
  • ISBN: 0882894196
  • Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company, Incorporated

AUTHOR

Barnes, Margaret A.

SUMMARY

"A thrilling experience for me."-Andy Griffith"One of the best crime trial recreations ever written."-Chicago Sun-Times"This not-to-be-missed story, vividly and compellingly [brings] the small town South to life as dramatically as some of the pages of Faulkner and Welty."-Boston Herald Advertiser"Pick any superlative you want to describe the spell-binding way Margaret Anne Barnes tells this true story."-Newport News Daily Press"Fascinating. In an age when all of the heroes have died, believe in Lamar Potts."-Richmond News LeaderJohn Wallace was a powerful, feared man whose family holdings in Meriwether County, Georgia, were known as "the kingdom." But when he killed a poor tenant farmer in front of eight witnesses, the law was bound to catch up with him. In his contempt for the law, Wallace had inadvertently crossed the county line from Meriwether into Coweta, Sheriff Lamar Potts's county. And the sheriff pursued him relentlessly. Potts ignored threats and pleas as he conducted his investigation; arrested the sheriff of Meriwether County, who was protecting Wallace; and eventually scraped up just enough corpus delicti to fill a small cartridge box.The trial that followed was the first in Georgia in which a white man-and one who held such great power locally-was convicted on the testimony of black witnesses. Despite numerous appeals and delays, Wallace was finally executed, and Potts became the embodiment of justice in Coweta County.Not only is this a true story of a brutal murder that took place in the rural South, but it is a chillingly realistic reconstruction of both the crime and the brilliant investigation that brought the culprit to justice. The atmosphere and social structure of rustic Georgia in 1948 come alive in this fascinating book while the actions and attitudes of the residents leap from the pages with a stunning authenticity. Sheriff Lamar Potts emerges as a brave and honest man of action determined to see justice done.Author Margaret Anne Barnes studied journalism at the University of Georgia. She received such honors as the Edgar Allan Poe Special Award from the Mystery Writers of America and the Georgia Author of the Year Award. The native of Coweta County lived in Decatur, Georgia, before her death in 2007.Barnes, Margaret A. is the author of 'Murder in Coweta County' with ISBN 9780882894195 and ISBN 0882894196.

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