When Good Men Do Nothing: The Assassination of Albert Patterson

by Alan Grady

Book Overview

A provocative telling of "The Phenix City Story."

On June 18, 1954, former state senator Albert Patterson, the Democratic Party's nominee for state attorney general, was shot to death as he left his law office in Phenix City, Alabama, infamous for its prostitution, gambling, bootlegging, and political corruption. Patterson had made cleanup of Phenix City his primary campaign promise. With millions of dollars in illegal income and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817351922
• ISBN13: 9780817351922
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Fire Ant Books
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.0"