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The Innocence of Joan Little: A Southern Mystery

James Reston Jr.

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"I decided early that I had to create her totally." Jerry Paul, Defense Lawyer This Book-of-the-Month Club featured alternate portrayals the celebrated case of Joan Little, the young black woman who stabbed a white jailer-rapist and then was tried for capital murder in North Carolina. The case was an international sensation, involving a woman's right to kill a potential rapist, civil rights, prisoner's rights, and capitol punishment.

Language: English

Pages: 356

Format: Paperback

Release: January 01, 1977

ISBN 13: 9780595153237

The Innocence of Joan Little: A Southern Mystery

James Reston Jr.

0/5 ( ratings)

"I decided early that I had to create her totally." Jerry Paul, Defense Lawyer This Book-of-the-Month Club featured alternate portrayals the celebrated case of Joan Little, the young black woman who stabbed a white jailer-rapist and then was tried for capital murder in North Carolina. The case was an international sensation, involving a woman's right to kill a potential rapist, civil rights, prisoner's rights, and capitol punishment.

Language: English

Pages: 356

Format: Paperback

Release: January 01, 1977

ISBN 13: 9780595153237

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