The juke joint king of the Mississippi hills
Subtitle: the raucous reign of Tillman Branch
By: Janice Branch Tracy
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Charleston, SC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 157
ISBN-13: 9781626194366
Subjects: Criminals; Biography; Murder; Case studies; History; TRUE CRIME / General; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Criminals & Outlaws
Description: "In the swamps and juke joints of Holmes County, Mississippi, Edward Tillman Branch built his empire. Tillman's clubs were legendary. Moonshine flowed as patrons enjoyed craps games and well-know blues acts. Across from his Goodman establishment, prostitutes in a trysting trailer entertained men, including the married Tillman himself. A threat to law enforcement and anyone who crossed his path, Branch rose from modest beginnings to become the ruler of a treacherous kingdom in the hills that became his own end. Author Janice Branch Tracy reveals the man behind the story and the path that led him to become what Honeyboy Edwards referred to in his autobiography as the baddest white man in Mississippi."--

"Biography of Juke Joint owner and bootlegger Tillman Branch and saga of his murder"--