Book awards book club selections books by author books by series coming soon kids books new releases teens books this months biggest new releases. When hes beaten and robbed at a local gambling joint run by the wellconnected state line gang, he goes back for revenge. I hear from other people that would talk about pheonix city,al and how bad it was and how a lot of those thugs drifted to the state line. Fresh out of prison, whites ambition was to become the al capone of the south. Ghost tales of the state line mob sheriff buford pusser. Buford hayse pusser december 12, 1937 citation needed august 21, 1974 was the sheriff of mcnairy county, tennessee, from 1964 to 1970 and constable of adamsville from 1970 to 1972. I have been collecting this informatin for more than twenty years. Pusser is known for his virtual oneman war on moonshining, prostitution, gambling, and other vices along the mississippitennessee state line. The group uses each members talents in various crime categories to help move stolen merchandise, illegal alcohol, and illegal drugs.
The stateline mob the story that could not be written till now i have been collecting this informatin for more than twenty years. This was way before my time, but i finish reading two books i lived to tell it all about george jones and the other one the state linemob about buford. The state line mob was involved in bootlegging, gambling, prostitution, tourist fleecing, robbery, and murder. This 146 page book has over fifty photographs and diagrams, including louise hathcocks controversial autopsy documentation not seen by many in the general public. Many of you will remember the 1973 movie entitled walking tall. But while walking tall, he often walked outside the law. I was shocked, captivated, saddened and thrilled all from this one book. It is supposedly the most factual book that has been written to date. Southern justice and the dixie mafia 1994 by edward humes. Louise hathcock state line mobs leading lady duration. Queen of the state line mob book highlights adversary of. Ghost tales of the state line mob is about the tennesseemississippi state line 1930s1974 clubs, bootleg whiskey, murder and betrayal and.
Louise hathcock queen of the state line mob sheriff. A true story of murder and intrigue by w r morris 1feb2001 paperback on. Get immersed in the lives and stories of buford pusser, jack and louise hathcock, nelson timlake, george north, w. When the national guard cleaned up the city in the midfifties, many of these criminals relocated to the state line. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Ghost tales of the state line mob a thrilling novel about a, factual account of the tennesseemississippi state line controversies and corruptions spanning over four decades, 548 pages written in novel form.
As a professional hitman, he robbed banks, gambling joints, and various businesses across the south and throughout the midwest and became the mastermind behind the stateline mobs evil empire. Sheriff buford hayse pusser, a comprehensive site to this. His efforts have inspired several books, songs, movies, and a. Novel based on actual events 1 by broughton ms, mr. Jack hathcock was a highranking member of the state line mob. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Nix played only a minor role in the state line mob despite his attempted murder of pusser and successful murder of pussers wife. Broughton is a very knowledgeable and a very generous man that wrote the book. The queen of the state line mob was louise anderson hathcock, and this is her story, from her humble beginnings in west point, through her tumultuous marriage to jack hathcock, to the infamous shootout with sheriff buford pusser, the famed walking tall lawman.
He ran the shamrock, a restaurant, motel and dance hall near corinth, mississippi, which straddled the mississippitennessee state line. But the story of the state line mob really got my curiosity going. Though not particularly well written, it is nevertheless interesting. Ghost tales of the state line mob sheriff buford pusser museum. Louise hathcock queen of the state line mob paperback. Louise hathcock queen of the state line mob quantity. Pusser fought the stateline criminals during his entire sixyear reign as sheriff of mcnairy county, tennessee. I saw a picture of dewitt from the 1960s when he was young in wr morris book called the stateline mob. Long before the phrase dixie mafia was coined by law enforcement officials, there was the state line mob. A true story of murder and intrigue by w r morris online at alibris.
The title of this book is the state line mob and it was written by w. The state line mob was an association of criminal elements that operated in the 1950s and 1960s at the mississippitennessee state line in alcorn county, mississippi, and mcnairy county, tennessee, along u. The book chronicles an era of illicit activity, corruption and violence at the tennessee. The mob, does anyone remember, what all happen tennessee. This town gained a reputation during the 1940s through the 1960s of being a hideaway for several chicago mob affiliates and home to the infamous state line mob. Members of the stateline mob were bold and colorful. Novel based on actual events 9781522763628 by broughton ms, mr. State line mob buford pusser buford pusser buford pusser our newest folk see more born in 26 jul 1920 and died in 22 may 1964 corinth, mississippi clyde raymond jack hathcock. Com 1 ghost tales of the state line mob 2 sheriff buford pusser headlines and pictorial history 3. I was personally acquainted with many of the outlaws who nested in the dives along the tennesseemississippi border, and i crossed paths with them while i was doing research for buford pussers authorized biography, the twelfth of august. Queen of the state line mob book highlights adversary of buford.
It wont ruin the book, but none of the characters make it out alive. Morris, 1990 this book describes the rise and fall of the organized crime syndicate that controlled phenix city, alabama during the 40s and 50s. Louise hathcock queen of the state line mob sheriff buford. I recently read the book state line mob which describes all of these activities. Robert d east, allison and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. A true story of murder and intrigue 9781558538610 by morris, w and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. During the stateline wars, pusser created a largerthanlife image. The state line mob and buford pusser view from a hearse. A highranking member of the state line mob was jack hathcock. The state line mob was an association of criminal elements that operated in the 1950s and 1960s at the mississippitennessee state line in alcorn county. Queen of the state line mob book highlights adversary of pusser they had a number of runins, including the first time they met right after he was elected and sworn in, when she tried to pay. Ghost tales of the state line mob is about the tennesseemississippi state line 1930s1974 clubs, bootleg whiskey. Author robert broughton is shown with bill wagoner, left, and jack coffman, right, personal friends of buford pusser, who knew personally the hathcocks, timlakes and others in ghost tales of the state line mob.
They ran their criminal enterprises along the mississippi and tennessee border. I have always known the bufford walking tall side, but to hear all this from before buford and how the state line mob came to be. Hathcock ran the shamrock, a restaurant, motel and dance hall near corinth, mississippi, which straddled the mississippitennessee state line. Ghost tales of the state line mob, a haunting historical. As sheriff, pusser targeted criminal elements of the dixie mafia and the state line mob. His role expanded when i picked up mississippi mud. Awardwinning crime writerblogger, synova cantrell discusses the battle between the state line mob and the legendary sheriff buford pusser. The dixie mafia is a criminal organization based in biloxi, mississippi, and operated primarily in the southern united states, in the 1970s. Books cover buford pusser era, more the jackson sun. Dixie mafia, part 1 the state crime bureau journal. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. This was the man buford pusser the man who became the target of many. According to the books title, she was the queen of the state line mob, and a key adversary to legendary mcnairy county sheriff buford pusser.