The tragedy and the triumph of Phenix City, Alabama
By: by Margaret Anne Barnes.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Mercer University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Macon, Ga
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
Subjects: Organized crime -- Alabama -- Phenix City -- History -- 20th century.; Crime prevention -- Alabama -- Phenix City -- Citizen participation -- History -- 20th century.; Phenix City (Ala.) -- History -- 20th century.
Description: Phenix City, Alabama in the 1950s was a lawless place. Attempts were made to clean it up but it wasn't until the assassination of the attorney general-elect of Alabama that troops were called in to help.