Twice to the Gallows: Bennie Swim and the Benton Ridge Murders - Dominique Perrin

Descriere Twice to the Gallows: Bennie Swim and the Benton Ridge Murders - Dominique Perrin

\nThe tragic story of Bennie Swim's crime, and the legal scandal of his hanging have been legendary in New Brunswick folklore.\n \nNow, thanks to Dominique Perrin's extensive research and creatively written non-fiction novel, the complex scope of this story is presented for the first time. \n \nThe author provides a highly credible account of what brought Bennie Swim to Benton Ridge with a gun in his pocket. He gives us a gripping account of the crime and its aftermath. He lays out a detailed narrative of the legal proceedings and the infamous hangings. In addition, the narrative provides a striking view of the social and cultural life of the times.\n \nTwice to the Gallows vividly portrays the disastrous consequences that can unfold from an accumulation of seemingly unavoidable circumstances. This is the classic definition of tragedy. \n \nIn bringing his disciplined research and creative imagination to the Bennie Swim story, Dominique Perrin has made a significant contribution to New Brunswick literature and cultural history.\n

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Chapel Street Editions

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ENSTK

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9781988299242

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1

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