Steve Oney’s And The Dead Shall Rise has been on my radar for a decade, and related to me my entire life. The book recounts the murder of Mary Phagan, the investigation that followed, the trials of Leo Frank, his lynching, and the media circus that surrounded the entire affair. It represents excellent scholarship andContinue reading “And The Dead Shall Rise: A Review”
Monthly Archives: January 2021
Happy New…whatever
‘Tis the season for talk about hopes for the new year. We’ve spent the past 12 months bitching about how terrible 2020 was, and now that we discern enough time has gone by, everything is supposed to be all better now. I’ve never quite understood the concept, and after this year, I find it ratherContinue reading “Happy New…whatever”