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Woodstock's Infamous Murder Trial - (True Crime) by Richard Heppner (Paperback)

Name: Woodstock's Infamous Murder Trial - (True Crime) by Richard Heppner (Paperback)
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SKU: 93664419
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When a white man from a prominent local family in Woodstock was murdered in 1905, authorities quickly identified a local African American man as the prime suspect.
Author(s): Richard Heppner
128 Pages
History, United States
Series Name: True Crime

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Book Synopsis

When a white man from a prominent local family in Woodstock was murdered in 1905, authorities quickly identified a local African American man as the prime suspect. Amid racist animus in the press, he fled across two counties before being apprehended by a vigilante and charged. Local reformer and politician Augustus H. Van Buren stood up to community pressure and defended the accused pro bono. It took three years and multiple trials to overcome racial inequalities in the justice system. Local historian Richard Heppner documents the crime, arrest and trials that revealed racial tensions in upstate New York at the turn of the century.

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Woodstock's Infamous Murder Trial (actually held in Kingston) is an easy, informative read, chock full of familiar places and
photos of bygone Woodstock, Kingston and points between. Hugh Reynolds Blog

Dimensions (Overall): 9.1 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .3 Inches (D)

Weight: .6 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Series Title: True Crime

Sub-Genre: United States

Genre: History

Number of Pages: 128

Publisher: History Press

Theme: State & Local, Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)

Format: Paperback

Author: Richard Heppner

Language: English

Street Date: January 27, 2020

TCIN: 93664419

UPC: 9781467144766

Item Number (DPCI): 247-05-1679

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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