| Who Murdered Mary? Contributor(s): Geissler, Pete (Author) |
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ISBN: 1721926852 ISBN-13: 9781721926855 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $12.30 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Alternative History |
| Series: Elephant |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.51" W x 8.5" (0.50 lbs) 172 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Based on real events perpetrated by real people, Who Murdered Mary? is a gripping tale of shortsighted decisions, heartless animal cruelty, and needless murder of an innocent circus elephant that was aided and abetted by mob rule and officials of a prosperous railroad. The tale unfolded during three tumultuous days in September 1916 in the peaceful but ill-fated towns of Kingsport, Johnson City, and Erwin, Tennessee.Who murdered Mary? The owner and publicist of the circus for whom Mary toiled with uncanny, crowd-pleasing talent? The fearful citizens of Erwin who became vigilantes and demanded her death? The Mayors of Johnson City and Erwin who caved in to a mob? Officials of The Clinchfield Railroad? The Progressive Era? Our contemporary attitudes toward animal cruelty? Did all of them contribute to this grisly spectacle that refuses to go away? |