Night Riders of Reelfoot Lake: The Untold Story (SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS)
Published by Forrester Wood Publication, Union City, TN, 2001
- First Edition
- Signed
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Back in Time Rare Books, ABAA, FABA, Jacksonville, FL, U.S.A.Back in Time Rare Books, ABAA, FABA
AbeBooks seller since July 24, 2015
Condition: Used - Near fine
£ 256.92
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6 X 9 1/4 Inches. 176 PP. Scarce private printing in original DJ. Signed by R.C. Forrester and Betty Burdick Wood directly on the title-page. Betty is the granddaughter of John Carlos Burdick, whose commercial fishing business of Reelfoot Lake precipitated much of the terror brought about by the so-called Night Riders. The Night Riders were a group of violent masked men who burned and murdered those who they believed stood against them in keeping Reelfoot Lake free and open to the public. A group, including Quentin Rankin (later murdered by the Night Riders), pushed to purchase the rights to land around the lake. The goal was to drain the lake and use the land for farming. This position stood directly against many locals who relied on the lake as a food source in the early 20th Century. J.C. Burdick owned the fishing rights to the lake as well as the commerical fishing docks. In addition to the murder of Rankin at the hands of the Riders, Burdick's docks were burned and he was threatened for his supposed connection to the imperialists behind the lake plans. Eventually, the Governor and the National Guard shut down the vigilantes. Many of them were imprisoned and sentenced to death, only to be released the following year. A very rare first-hand account from the granddaughter of one of the notable figures of this struggle. Of particular interest to students of social movements in America as well as those with an interest in Tennessee history. Book is essentially AS NEW condition. Blue cloth with gold gilt lettering. DJ worn a bit at the edges with a few very small closed tears. SCARCE.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Night Riders of Reelfoot Lake: The Untold Story (SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS)
- Author
- (Americana) WOOD, Betty Burdick; FORRESTER, R.C.
- Publisher
- Forrester Wood Publication, Union City, TN
- Publication year
- 2001
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Signed
- Signed
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing.
- Seller catalogs
- Americana, Culture, Ethnicity & Gender, History & Historiography
Back in Time Rare Books, ABAA, FABA
Jacksonville, FL, U.S.A.
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Back in Time Rare Books is the home of Mike Cotter and his traveling band of misfit books! Mike has been in the rare books business in some form or fashion for nearly twenty years. The older he gets, the more his collection starts to resemble his bedroom at the age of 10. The stock at Back in Time is officially classified as General Antiquarian, but the truth of the matter is that the stock is a smattering of historical pieces that have found their way beyond the gates of Endor. You see, Mike has two great loves in his professional life - American History & Pop Culture of the late 20th Century. Back in Time is a member of the Florida Antiquarian Booksellers Association (FABA) as well as the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA). USPAP compliant appraisal work provided for those in need of insurance and/or IRS appraisals.…
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