The Ballad of Tom Dooley, Sharyn McCrumb
The Ballad of Tom Dooley, Sharyn McCrumb
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The Ballad of Tom Dooley
A Ballad Novel

Author: Sharyn McCrumb

Narrator: Shannon McManus, Eric G. Dove

Unabridged: 7 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 08/30/2011


Synopsis

The Ballad of Tom Dooley is a literary triumph—what began as a fictional re-telling of the historical account of one of the most famous mountain ballads of all time became an astonishing revelation of the real culprit responsible for the murder of Laura FosterHang down your head, Tom Dooley...The folk song, made famous by the Kingston Trio, recounts a tragedy in the North Carolina mountains after the Civil War. Laura Foster, a simple country girl, was murdered and her lover Tom Dula was hanged for the crime. The sensational elements in the case attracted national attention: a man and his beautiful, married lover accused of murdering the other-woman; the former governor of North Carolina spearheading the defense; and a noble gesture from the prisoner on the eve of his execution, saving the woman he really loved. With the help of historians, lawyers, and researchers, Sharyn McCrumb visited the actual sites, studied the legal evidence, and uncovered a missing piece of the story that will shock those who think they already know what happened—and may also bring belated justice to an innocent man. What seemed at first to be a sordid tale of adultery and betrayal was transformed by the new discoveries into an Appalachian Wuthering Heights. Tom Dula and Ann Melton had a profound romance spoiled by the machinations of their servant, Pauline Foster.Bringing to life the star-crossed lovers of this mountain tragedy, Sharyn McCrumb gifts understanding and compassion to her compelling tales of Appalachia, and solidifies her status as one of today's great Southern writers.

About Sharyn McCrumb

Sharyn McCrumb is the author of several bestselling novels, including The Rosewood Casket, She Walks These Hills, and The Ballad of Frankie Silver, which was nominated for a Southeast Booksellers Association award. She has received awards for Outstanding Contribution to Appalachian Literature and Southern Writer of the Year. Her books have been named notable books of the year by both The New York Times and Los Angeles Times. She lives in Virginia.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Anthony

This was a Goodreads First Read giveaway ARC. Thank the Lord I'm done with this book! I can't tell you how happy I am to be finished with this book. For a book that I was initially really interested in reading, this was a 336 page trial. Summed up in 3 words: Dry, Slow, Repetitive Sharyn McCrumb, your......more