Winston & Salem

Winston & Salem

Tales of Murder, Mystery and Mayhem

By Jennifer Bean-Bower

$21.99

Publication Date: 23rd October 2007

A young man charged with murder is marched through the streets of Winston and Salem and hanged on the outskirts of town...
?A tragic event carries several citizens into a raging river and to their deaths...
?An eccentric with a fascination for chemicals blows himself up at the Salem Hotel...

Through the use of primary documents, these and other fascinating stories of Winston and Salem's past are vividly brought to life. Jennifer Bean Bower, associate curator of photographic collections at Old Salem Museums & Gardens, has spent many years collecting accounts of the extraord... Read More
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    A young man charged with murder is marched through the streets of Winston and Salem and hanged on the outskirts of town...
    ?A tragic event carries several citizens into a raging river and to their deaths...
    ?An eccentric with a fascination for chemicals blows himself up at the Salem Hotel...

    Through the use of primary documents, these and other fascinating stories of Winston and Salem's past are vividly brought to life. Jennifer Bean Bower, associate curator of photographic collections at Old Salem Museums & Gardens, has spent many years collecting accounts of the extraord... Read More
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    A young man charged with murder is marched through the streets of Winston and Salem and hanged on the outskirts of town...
    ?A tragic event carries several citizens into a raging river and to their deaths...
    ?An eccentric with a fascination for chemicals blows himself up at the Salem Hotel...

    Through the use of primary documents, these and other fascinating stories of Winston and Salem's past are vividly brought to life. Jennifer Bean Bower, associate curator of photographic collections at Old Salem Museums & Gardens, has spent many years collecting accounts of the extraordinary historic events that have occurred in her hometown of Winston-Salem. Winston & Salem: Tales of Murder, Mystery and Mayhem covers 118 years of history and introduces readers to real-life characters and stories not soon to be forgotten.
    Details
    • Pages: 128
    • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
    • Imprint: The History Press
    • Series: Murder & Mayhem
    • Publication Date: 23rd October 2007
    • State: North Carolina
    • Illustration Note: Black and White
    • ISBN: 9781596292512
    • Format: Paperback
    • BISACs:
      PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
      TRUE CRIME / General
      HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
    Author Bio
    Jennifer Bean Bower, manager of photographic resources for Old Salem Museums and Gardens, has assembled a Moravian photograph album that celebrates these people as they worked, played, and worshipped. Featuring archival photographs from the 1860s through the 1920s, this volume is a commemoration of the Moravian people and their lasting and constant presence within the state.
    A young man charged with murder is marched through the streets of Winston and Salem and hanged on the outskirts of town...
    ?A tragic event carries several citizens into a raging river and to their deaths...
    ?An eccentric with a fascination for chemicals blows himself up at the Salem Hotel...

    Through the use of primary documents, these and other fascinating stories of Winston and Salem's past are vividly brought to life. Jennifer Bean Bower, associate curator of photographic collections at Old Salem Museums & Gardens, has spent many years collecting accounts of the extraordinary historic events that have occurred in her hometown of Winston-Salem. Winston & Salem: Tales of Murder, Mystery and Mayhem covers 118 years of history and introduces readers to real-life characters and stories not soon to be forgotten.
    • Pages: 128
    • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
    • Imprint: The History Press
    • Series: Murder & Mayhem
    • Publication Date: 23rd October 2007
    • State: North Carolina
    • Illustrations Note: Black and White
    • ISBN: 9781596292512
    • Format: Paperback
    • BISACs:
      PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
      TRUE CRIME / General
      HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
    Jennifer Bean Bower, manager of photographic resources for Old Salem Museums and Gardens, has assembled a Moravian photograph album that celebrates these people as they worked, played, and worshipped. Featuring archival photographs from the 1860s through the 1920s, this volume is a commemoration of the Moravian people and their lasting and constant presence within the state.

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