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100 1 _aSmith, Robert N. (Robert Neil),
_eauthor.
245 1 3 _aAn evil day in Georgia :
_bthe killing of Coleman Osborn and the death penalty in the progressive-era South /
_cRobert N. Smith.
250 _aFirst edition.
264 1 _aKnoxville :
_bThe University of Tennessee Press,
_c[2015]
264 4 _c�2015
300 _a1 online resource (265 pages)
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 235-241) and index.
505 0 _aThe road to nowhere -- Land where we'll never grow old -- Chasing shadows -- The accused -- The end of the road -- Redemption man -- Payment to the law -- "Pretty by ordinary standards" -- The new woman -- Retribution -- Justice denied -- Epilogue -- Appendix I: Research methods -- Appendix II: Literature.
520 2 _a"Follows a homicide case committed in Georgia in 1927 from the crime to the executions of those convicted of the crime almost a year later. Along the way, the narrative highlights a number of issues impacting the death penalty process, many of which are still relevant in the modern era of capital punishment in the United States ... Moreover, the case in question illustrates a range of themes prevalent in post-Progressive Georgia and brings them together to create a broader narrative. Thus, issues of race, class, and gender emerge from what was supposed to be a neutral process; ... demonstrates that capital punishment cannot be administered in an untainted fashion, but its finality demands that it must be"--From Athenaeum@UGA website.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
600 1 0 _aOsborn, Coleman,
_d1887-1927.
600 1 0 _aMoss, James Hugh,
_d-1928.
600 1 0 _aThompson, Clifford,
_d-1928.
600 1 0 _aThompson, Eula Mae,
_d1904-1980.
650 0 _aMurder
_zGeorgia
_zChatsworth Region
_xHistory
_y20th century.
650 0 _aCapital punishment
_zGeorgia
_xHistory
_y20th century.
650 0 _aTrials (Murder)
_zGeorgia
_xHistory
_y20th century.
650 0 _aSocial control
_zGeorgia
_xHistory
_y20th century.
651 0 _aGeorgia
_xSocial conditions
_y20th century.
651 0 _aGeorgia
_xRace relations
_xHistory
_y20th century.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aSmith, Robert N. (Robert Neil).
_tEvil day in Georgia : the killing of Coleman Osborn and the death penalty in the progressive-era South.
_dKnoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, [2015]
_hxiv, 248 pages ; 24 cm
_z9781621900948
797 2 _aProQuest (Firm)
856 4 0 _uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/kliuc/Doc?id=11171482
_zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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