Bøger af Tyler L. Boyd

"For the first half of the 20th Century in Polk County, Tennessee, Sheriff Burch Biggs reigned supreme. From 1904 to 1948, the political machine of Biggs was built upon three pillars-election fraud, police brutality, and graft-and while it is true that Biggs was not the first or last American sheriff to permit "fee-grabbing", take kickbacks, or stuff the ballot box, the duration and brutality of his tenure makes him exceptional. Biggs was elected sheriff eight times, and when he was out of office, one of his two sons would serve in his place. The Biggs Machine tells the story of Burch Biggs, his corrupt empire, and how it all came crashing down following World War II"--

Nellie Kenyon covered big stories in an era when men dominated the field of journalism. Her career began at the Chattanooga News, where she reported on World War I and woman suffrage. She received the first press pass at the Scopes Monkey Trial, where she befriended H.L. Menken. Her accomplishments include solving a bank robbery and reporting on the Georgia Tann baby-selling scandal. Later writing for the Tennessean in Nashville, she covered the poll tax repeal fight and school desegregation. Her coverage of the trials of Jimmy Hoffa won her several accolades. East Tennessee author Tyler L. Boyd returns with another life story, taking readers on a trip through the twentieth century through the eyes of a trailblazing Tennessee journalist.