Carnival of blood
Subtitle: dueling, lynching, and murder in South Carolina, 1880-1920
By: John Hammond Moore.
Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Columbia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9781570036200
Subjects: Lynching -- South Carolina -- History -- 19th century; Lynching -- South Carolina -- History -- 20th century; Homicide -- South Carolina -- History -- 19th century; Homicide -- South Carolina -- History -- 20th century; Dueling -- South Carolina -- History -- 19th century; Dueling -- South Carolina -- History -- 20th century
Description: "Carnival of Blood is a thoroughly researched and often shocking history of changes in homicidal tendencies in South Carolina over four formative decades on the cusp of our modern era. In his investigation into murder and death in the Palmetto State, John Hammond Moore identifies three specific trends that emerged during the period from 1880 to 1920 - the demise of dueling, the rise and fall of lynching, and the proliferation of murder. Moore details specific incidents, ranging from the notorious to the relatively unknown, and questions why more stringent steps were not taken during those decades to curb the mayhem. His findings suggest the answers are far from simple." "Revisiting one of the nation's last formal duels, Moore recounts details of the Cash-Shannon meeting of July 1880 and the ensuing circle of carnage that left nine dead. He explores the circumstances that prompted duels and the reasons for their eventual disappearance."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The Cash-Shannon duel; title: Boggan Cash, outlaw; title: Background : the origins of lynching; title: Lynchings galore; title: The Charleston triangle : editor, governess, doctor; title: The assassination of N.G. Gonzales; title: Analyzing murder : facts, figures, fiction; title: One-on-one; title: Shoot-outs, western style; title: The weird, bizarre, and insane; title: Change in a changeless society.