Pros: The subject is interesting, and the story is told in an interesting way. Cons: Sometimes the author's political bias leads her to overstatement.
Melissa Fay Greene, the author, used to work for a legal services agency in Georgia, where she met her husband. This same legal services agency plays a role in the story in this book. Greene lives in Atlanta.
The country song by Reba Mcentire, "Thats the Night that the Lights Went Out in Georgia," sounds like this book. This book, is about the fight for civil rights in the McIntosh County/Darien area of Georgia. I have nothing against the South, as I live ...
Pros: An interesting book showing the plight of poor and oppressed South Georgians. Cons: Author's prejuidcial views permeate throughout the book
This book starts off very interesting with a unique traffic accident in South Georgia. The book bogs down, ending with an awesome conclusion. The author compares and contrasts two men, the white racist sheriff and the black uneducated activist. While...
In the 1970s, a corrupt old-time sheriff and his courthouse gang rules McIntosh County on the flowery coast of Georgia and preyed on the Yankee touris...More at HotBookSale
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