Bloody Williamson
Subtitle: a chapter in American lawlessness.
Edition: [1st ed.]
Publisher: Knopf
Published: 1952
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 299
Subjects: Coal miners -- Illinois -- Williamson County; Strikes and lockouts -- Coal mining -- Illinois -- Williamson County
Description: Williamson County in southern Illinois has been the scene of almost unparalleled violence, from the Bloody Vendetta between two families in the 1870s through the Herrin Massacre of 1922, Ku Klux Klan activities that ended in fatalities, and the gang war of the 1920s between the Charlie Birger and Shelton brothers gangs. Paul Angle was fascinated by this more-than-fifty-year history, and his account of this violence has become a classic.
Notes: Bibliographical references included in "Sources" (p. 292-[300])