Hell at the Breech: A Dark Historical Novel of Murder and a Secret Society's Terror in 1897 Alabama Based on True Events
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| Management number | 231836005 | Release Date | 2026/06/18 | List Price | US$4.25 | Model Number | 231836005 | ||
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In 1897, an aspiring politician is mysteriously murdered in the rural area of Alabama known as Mitcham Beat. His outraged friends -- —mostly poor cotton farmers -- form a secret society, Hell-at-the-Breech, to punish the townspeople they believe responsible. The hooded members wage a bloody year-long campaign of terror that culminates in a massacre where the innocent suffer alongside the guilty. Caught in the maelstrom of the Mitcham war are four people: the aging sheriff sympathetic to both sides; the widowed midwife who delivered nearly every member of Hell-at-the-Breech; a ruthless detective who wages his own war against the gang; and a young store clerk who harbors a terrible secret.Based on incidents that occurred a few miles from the author's childhood home, Hell at the Breech chronicles the events of dark days that led the people involved to discover their capacity for good, evil, or for both. Read more
| ISBN10 | 0060566760 |
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| ISBN13 | 978-0060566760 |
| Edition | Reprint |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | William Morrow Paperbacks |
| Dimensions | 5.31 x 0.83 x 8 inches |
| Item Weight | 11.2 ounces |
| Print length | 368 pages |
| Publication date | December 16, 2003 |
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