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Murder in Roanoke County: Race and Justice in the 1891 Susan Watkins Case
Murder in Roanoke County: Race and Justice in the 1891 Susan Watkins Case
Murder in Roanoke County: Race and Justice in the 1891 Susan Watkins Case
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Murder in Roanoke County: Race and Justice in the 1891 Susan Watkins Case

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Violence, bigamy, race, and a quest for justice—the true crime story of Charles Watkins, his wife’s mysterious death, and the chaos that followed.
 
A drama played out in the mountains of southwestern Virginia in 1891 that attracted nationwide attention and held the citizens of the Roanoke Valley spellbound. The tale of the trial of Charles Watkins for the murder of his wife was marked by threats of lynching, a fugitive manhunt, a disappearing witness, mistaken identities, claims of insanity and finally a secret letter to break the case wide open. In its day, the story was as closely followed as a modern televised murder trial. Despite the rapt attention of the public then, it has entirely faded from the history books—until now. Historian John Long resurrects the truth of who killed Susan Watkins.
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Release dateNov 5, 2018
ISBN9781439668368
Murder in Roanoke County: Race and Justice in the 1891 Susan Watkins Case
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John Long

John Long is Strategic Professor in Palaeontology at Flinders University, and the author of many scientific publications as well as popular and scientific books. In 2020 he was awarded the Bettison and James Award for lifetime achievement for contributions to scientific research and science communication.

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