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Author McCrumb, Sharyn, 1948-

Title The ballad of Tom Dooley : a ballad novel / Sharyn McCrumb.

Imprint New York, N.Y. : Thomas Dunne Books, 2011.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Pittsburg 2nd Fl Mystery  M McCrumb    ---  DUE 04-30-24
Edition 1st ed.
Description 311 p. ; 25 cm.
Summary A story inspired by a true crime made famous by the Kingston Trio's folk song recording reimagines the events surrounding the murder of North Carolina mountain girl Laura Foster and the hanging of her lover, Tom Dula, in a meticulously researched account that reveals additional information that may prove Dula's innocence.
Local Note 1
Subject Dula, Tom, 1843 or 1844-1868 -- Fiction.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction.
Murder -- North Carolina -- Wilkes County -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Mountain life -- North Carolina -- Fiction.
North Carolina -- Fiction.
Genre/Form Historical fiction.
Love stories.
ISBN 9780312558178 (hbk.)
0312558171 (hbk.)

 
    
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