The Righteous Killers The John A. Murrell Excitement and Southern Mob Law, 1835

by William J Lafrankie and J. LaFrankie, William

William Faulkner once said, "To understand the world, you must first understand a place like Mississippi."

In 1883 Mark Twain turned John Andrews Murrell into a legend when he mentioned him in his classic memoir "Life on the Mississippi." He drew a difference between Murrell and the famous outlaw Jesse James when he wrote, "James was a retail rascal...Murel, wholesale...what are James and his half dozen vulgar...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B09MCF4DDK
• ISBN13: 9798985329605
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: William J. Lafrankie
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"