Details

Subject(s)

• Branch, Tillman 1901-1963 [Browse]
• Criminals—Mississippi—Holmes County—Biography [Browse]
• Murder—Mississippi—Holmes County—Case studies [Browse]
• Holmes County (Miss.)—History [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Case studies [Browse]

Summary note

• "In the swamps and juke joints of Holmes County, Mississippi, Edward Tillman Branch built his empire. Tillman's clubs were legendary. Moonshine flowed as patrons enjoyed craps games and well-know blues acts. Across from his Goodman establishment, prostitutes in a trysting trailer entertained men, including the married Tillman himself. A threat to law enforcement and anyone who crossed his path, Branch rose from modest beginnings to become the ruler of a treacherous kingdom in the hills that became his own end. Author Janice Branch Tracy reveals the man behind the story and the path that led him to become what Honeyboy Edwards referred to in his autobiography as the baddest white man in Mississippi."-- Provided by publisher.
• "Biography of Juke Joint owner and bootlegger Tillman Branch and saga of his murder"-- Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-151) and index.

ISBN

• 9781626194366 (paperback)
• 162619436X (paperback)

LCCN

2014003551

OCLC

867613197

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