My Father, "The Ghost" - The story of legendary still-busting Sheriff Franklin Smith
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (545 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1608620956 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-02-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
You will laugh and you may cry as you read the touchingly intimate story of the man they called "The Ghost.". Newly elected Sheriff Franklin Smith and his family moved into their new home on the first floor of the Lawrence County, Alabama, Jail in January 1951. But the aftershocks of one of those raids turned the sheriff's life upside down. Sheriff Smith and his fellow moonshine raiders busted more than 1,000 stills during his eight-year tenure and jailed hundreds of distillers. You will meet a delightful array of jail characters, like Jackleg, the whiskey hauler; Big Richard, the murderer; and Peg, the nervous floor mopper. Luvenia, the jail cook, prepared banana pudding and yeast rolls for the prisoners upstairs; John Franklin, a prisoner, taught the sheriff's daughter to drive. Facing possible prison time, his quest to regain his good name and reputation is a compelling part of "My Father, the Ghost." But there's another side to this "Ghost" story. The still raids, the arrests, the sheriff's federal trial, gutter politics, and jail characters they're all part of the true story of this Southern sheriff and his family of the 1950s. Screwdriver was the little 11-year-old prisoner who became everybody's favorite, including the sheriff's. He would
Debbie said BEST BOOK EVER!. This is the best book I've ever read! The author captivates you from the very first page as you lose yourself in the world of small town 1950s. The sheriff (also the author's father) of Lawrence County busts crooks as they try to make the illegal moonshine. I hi. Heart-warming, humerous, enjoyable Jenny Heart-warming, humerous, and enjoyablethe author tells the story of his family living in a small town Alabama jail while his father was the sheriff. He warms your heart with stories of the children his family took in, keeps you laughing with the pranks he played. "What a talent for writing he has! Jail characters" according to Jack D. Smith. What a talent for writing he has! Jail characters come to life and readers feel the emotional bond between a little black boy and a white sheriff of the 1950s in a little southern town. This true life story also includes the drama of a federal courtroom when the