The Black Patch War
by Miller, John G
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good/fair
- Seller
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Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/fair. Octavo. v, [1], 87 pages. Orange cloth hardcover with title on the spine. Black and orange dust jacket. Dust jacket is edge worn and edge chipped. Light toning to the end sheets.
From the dust jacket inner liner notes - "The story of the Night Riders, or the Silent Brigade, is an important episode in the history of the Kentucky Black Tobacco Belt...revealing clearly the extreme action taken by ordinarily law-abiding men in the attempt to protect their most valuable money crop from the exploitation of Capitalistic Trusts...revealing also the ineffectiveness of the law in dealing with lawlessness.
From the dust jacket inner liner notes - "The story of the Night Riders, or the Silent Brigade, is an important episode in the history of the Kentucky Black Tobacco Belt...revealing clearly the extreme action taken by ordinarily law-abiding men in the attempt to protect their most valuable money crop from the exploitation of Capitalistic Trusts...revealing also the ineffectiveness of the law in dealing with lawlessness.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Americana Books ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30860
- Title
- The Black Patch War
- Author
- Miller, John G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- University of North Carolina Press
- Place of Publication
- Chapel Hill
- Date Published
- 1936
- Keywords
- Tobacco, Industry, Crime, Kentucky, Tennessee
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