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  • Hillsville Remembered

  • Public Memory, Historical Silence, and Appalachia's Most Notorious Shoot-Out
  • De: Travis A. Rountree
  • Narrado por: Chaz Allen
  • Duração: 5 horas e 10 minutos

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Hillsville Remembered

De: Travis A. Rountree
Narrado por: Chaz Allen
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Sinopse

On March 14, 1912, Hillsville, Virginia, native Floyd Allen (1856–1913) was convicted of three criminal charges: assault, maiming, and the rescue of prisoners in custody. What had begun as a scuffle between Allen's nephews over a young woman ended with him being charged as the guilty party after he allegedly hit a deputy in the head with a pistol. When the jury returned with the verdict, Allen stood up and announced, "Gentleman, I ain't a-goin." A gunfight ensued in the crowded courtroom that killed five people and wounded seven others. The state of Virginia put Floyd and Claude Allen to death by electrocution the following spring. More than a century later, the event continues to impact the citizens and communities of the area as local newspapers recirculate the sordid story and give credence to annual public reenactments that continue to negatively impact the national perception of the region.

In this firstbook-length scholarly review of the Hillsville shoot-out, author Travis A. Rountree examines various media written about and inspired by the event, explaining how the incident reinforced the nation's conception of Appalachia through depictions of this sensational moment in history. In all, this book provides an extensive analysis of this historic conflict and reveals a new understanding of the shaping of memories and stories from the event.

The book is published by The University Press of Kentucky. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks.

©2023 The University Press of Kentucky (P)2023 Redwood Audiobooks

Resumo da Crítica

"A timely, nuanced consideration of how we remember and pass on our histories." (Amanda Hayes, Kent State University at Tuscarawas)

"An important, worthwhile contribution to the field of Appalachian studies...Fiercely argued and brilliantly crafted..." (Todd D. Snyder, author of The Rhetoric of Appalachian Identity)

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