"In Williamson County some men took to violence almost as a way of life. A shocking story, well told."--New Yorker Williamson County in southern Illinois has been the scene of almost unparalleled violence, from the Bloody Vendetta between two families in the 1870s through the Herrin Massacre of 1922, Ku Klux Klan activities that ended in fatalities, and the gang war of the 1920s between the Charlie Birger and Shelton brothers gangs. Paul Angle was fascinated by this more-than-fifty-year history, and his account of this violence has become a classic.
| ISBN: | 9780252062339 |
| Publication date: | 26th July 2023 |
| Author: | Paul M Angle, John Y Simon |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 352 pages |
| Series: | Prairie State Books |
| Genres: |
History of the Americas Local history |