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The Birmingham horrors : being a complete and accurate account of Richard R. Hawes's murder of his wife, Emma, and daughters, May and Irene in Birmingham, Alabama, on December 3-4, 1888, and his casting their iron-weighted bodies into the lakes at East Lake and Lakeview, together with the subsequent story of the great Birmingham riot of December 8 during which an attempt was made by two thousand irate citizens to storm the jail and lynch the accused murderer, resulting in the massacre of a dozen citizens and the wounding of many more, and the mustering out of the Alabama State Militia, and the eventual trial, conviction, and public hanging of Hawes on February 28, 1890
Record details
- ISBN: 0873971515 :
- Physical Description: 272 p. : ill., facsims., maps, plan, ports. ; 19 cm.
- Publisher: Huntsville, Ala. : Strode Publishers, c1980.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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| Subject: | Hawes, Richard R. Trials (Murder) > Alabama > Birmingham. Crime > Alabama > Birmingham. Birmingham (Ala.) > History. |
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- 2 of 2 copies available at State Library of Alabama.
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- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APLS | 364.1523 HOO | 31291000279602 | ALACIRC | Available | - |
