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The ballad of Tom Dooley : a ballad novel / Sharyn McCrumb.

Summary:

A story inspired by a true crime made famous by the Kingston Trio's folk song recording reimagines the events surrounding the murder of North Carolina mountain girl Laura Foster and the hanging of her lover, Tom Dula, in a meticulously researched account that reveals additional information that may prove Dula's innocence.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780312558178
  • ISBN: 0312558171
  • Physical Description: 311 pages ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2011.
Subject: Dula, Tom, 1843 or 1844-1868 > Fiction.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) > Fiction.
Murder > North Carolina > Wilkes County > History > 19th century > Fiction.
Mountain life > North Carolina > Fiction.
Love triangles.
North Carolina > Fiction.
Genre: Romance fiction.

Available copies

  • 99 of 108 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 2 of 3 copies available at Iredell County Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 108 total copies.
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Harmony Branch Library F MCCRUMB (Text) 33114017106675 Adult Fiction Available -
Statesville Main Library F MCCRUMB (Text) 33114016458085 Adult Fiction Checked out 05/07/2025
Statesville Main Library RNC F MCCRUMB (Text) 33114023794951 Local History Reference Available -