Hell at the Breech
of Tom Franklin (Goodreads Author)
Description
In 1897, an aspiring politician is mysteriously murdered in the rural area of Alabama known as Mitcham Beat. His outraged friends -- Âmostly poor cotton farmers -- form a secret society, Hell-at-the-Breech, to punish the townspeople they believe responsible. The hooded members wage a bloody year-long campaign of terror that culminates in a massacre where the innocent suffer alongside the guilty. Caught in the maelstrom of the Mitcham war are four people: the aging sheriff sympathetic to both sides; the widowed midwife who delivered nearly every member of Hell-at-the-Breech; a ruthless detective who wages his own war against the gang; and a young store clerk who harbors a terrible secret. Based on incidents that occurred a few miles from the author's childhood home, Hell at the Breech chronicles the events of dark days that led the people involved to discover their capacity for good, evil, or for both.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 368 pages
- Publisher Flamingo
- Publication Date February 16th 2004
- First Publication 11/06/03
- Language English
- ISBN 9780002261593
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
- Scenario ['Clarke County, Alabama (United States)']
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