Lift Up Your Head, Tom Dooley
Author | : John Foster West |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 164 |
Release | : 1993 |
ISBN-10 | : IND:30000035562473 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (73 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Lift Up Your Head, Tom Dooley by : John Foster West
Download or read book Lift Up Your Head, Tom Dooley written by John Foster West and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tom Dula's trial unveiled a sordid story of sexual immorality, resentment, jealousy and bitterness, and he was convicted and hanged before a huge crowd in Statesville, an event that drew national attention. The story lived on, in time becoming entwined with myth and legend, because it inspired a ballad that was sung throughout the mountains.