WINSTON & SALEM Tales of Murder, Mystery and Mayhem

Softcover. A young man charged with murder is marched through the streets of Winston and Salem and hanged on the outskirts of town...A tragic event carries several citizens into a raging river and to their deaths...An eccentric with a fascination for chemicals blows himself up at the Salem Hotel...Through the use of primary documents these and other fascinating stories of Winston and Salem's past are vividly brought life. The author has spent many years collecting accounts of the extraordinary historic events that have occurred in her hometown of Winston-Salem, and covers 118yrs of history, introducing readers to characters and stories not soon to be forgotten. Illus. + Bibliog. 127pp. trade size softcover. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. with no creasing to covers.