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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…mehr

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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."
Autorenporträt
Jennifer Bean Bower is an award-winning writer, native Tar Heel, and graduate of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Bower is the author of North Carolina Aviatrix Viola Gentry: The Flying Cashier; Animal Adventures in North Carolina; Winston & Salem: Tales of Murder, Mystery and Mayhem; and Moravians in North Carolina.