The Untold Story of Frankie Silver: Was She Unjustly Hanged?

by Perry Deane Young

Book Overview

Three days before Christmas in 1831, Frankie Silver killed her husband, Charles Silver, with an axe and burned his body in the fireplace. Author Perry Deane Young, whose ancestors were involved in the case, began collecting material about it as a teenager. As a college student, he was astounded to learn that most of what he had been told was actually false. Abused by her husband, Frankie killed in self defense. The laws of that time would not allow...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1475917465
• ISBN13: 9781475917468
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"