Alabama True

Five book collection: first five states in the United States of True Crime series. Sixty chilling true crime cases of murders, kidnappings, and serial killers from across the United States!

In 1895 the hills around Birmingham, Alabama, were lawless territory, populated by rootless miners drawn to the new "Pittsburg of the South." Here, murderous outlaws, escapees from state prison mines, lived openly in defiance of county sheriffs despite prices on their heads. An unexpected hero met the challenge. Henry Cole, a middle-aged store clerk and family man, turned lawman to hunt down outlaws, and then went on to tame lawless mining towns. Illustrated with period photos and supplemented with historic documents, this is the true story of Deputy Cole's violent rise and tragic death, ...

The “enlightening” (The Guardian) true story of the last ship to carry enslaved people to America, the remarkable town its survivors’ founded after emancipation, and the complicated legacy their descendants carry with them to this day—by the journalist who discovered the ship’s remains...

From the USA Today bestselling author of Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe comes Heather Webber's next charming novel, In the Middle of Hickory Lane! Emme Wynn has wanted nothing more her whole life than to feel like part of a family. Having grown up on the run with her con artist mother, she’s...

An NPR Book Concierge Best Book of 2018! A stunning story about how power works in the modern age--the book the New York Times called "one helluva page-turner" and The Sunday Times of London celebrated as "riveting...an astonishing modern media conspiracy that is a fantastic read." Pick up the...

This is a unique compilation of short stories by a team authors. Herein you will find some of the most amazing stories ever told, each presented in historically factual manner without hyperbole or literary license. Even more amazing is the fact that each of these stories is TRUE! This book profiles more than 100 of Alabama's most heroic Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen, in actions from the Civil War to the present. They are men and women from more than 80 Alabama cities, towns, and communities, many of them almost forgotten with time – UNTIL NOW! Each of them served...

United States of True Crime is an anthology series with books devoted to the most disturbing cases in each of the 50 states. This book focuses on 10 of the most chilling crimes in Alabama history. True crime junkies may recognize some of the highly publicized cases, but I’ve made sure to include lesser-known, equally unsettling crimes. If you’re a true crime enthusiast who enjoys hearing about some of the most depraved monsters in our country, you will love United States of True Crime.

FROM THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF ALL THE COLOURS OF THE DARK AND WE BEGIN AT THE END. Everyone loves Summer Ryan. A model student and musical prodigy, she's a ray of light in the struggling small town of Grace, Alabama - especially compared to her troubled sister, Raine. Then Summer vanishes...

A reporter’s dogged quest to solve the murder of two teens uncovers a forgotten corner of the Deep South and the chilling web of police corruption, violence, and miscarried justice beneath its surface. "A captivating, richly reported and deeply humane story of found families, crooked cops...

Take a trip through the Heart of Dixie! Learn about Alabama's geography, weather, history, people, and more in this book that's all about our 22nd state.

In February 1986 a deaf single mother and her two young sons were murdered in her Talledega apartment. Killed by a serial killer who would prove hard to catch and arguably shouldn't have been on the streets to commit the heinous crime, to begin with. Daniel Lee Siebert was an American serial killer active from the late 1970s through the mid-1980s. Discover more about his parents, upbringing, and early years before getting into his most well-known crime. You will also read interesting details about his lesser-known victims' lives, that have not been covered by any mainstream documentaries or...

A masterful, genre-defying narrative of the most ambitious science project ever conceived: NASA’s deep-space mission to Europa—the Jovian moon where might swim the first known alien life in our solar system—powered by a motley team of obsessives and eccentrics. When scientists discovered...

Dirty Phenix: Birth of the Dixie Mafia (Carnal Knowledge Book One) What if the key to the JFK assassination wasn't found in Dallas, but on Bourbon Street? Burlesque legend Blaze Starr offered a tantalizing clue: “In barrooms or bedrooms, men can’t keep secrets. So if you really want to know what happened in Dallas, ask a stripper in New Orleans”. The Carnal Knowledge series, the culmination of over 40 years of interviews, fights to answer the alarming question of whether the Italian La Cosa Nostra had the motive, means, and opportunity to kill the president and force a government ...

Where the past refuses to stay buried. From abandoned plantations and Civil War battlefields to haunted cemeteries and chilling urban legends, Alabama is a land steeped in history and teeming with restless spirits. Alabama: Haunted Heart of Dixie uncovers the deep, eerie roots of Southern hauntings across fifteen gripping chapters. Paranormal investigator and historian Bud Steed guides you through real ghost stories pulled from decades of field research, historical archives, and firsthand encounters. Inside this spine-tingling true account, you’ll explore: The haunted playground where ...

"Karen Chilton conveys both powerful joy and profound grief in her narration of Willie Mae Brown's stories about growing up in Selma, Alabama, during the Civil Rights movement."- AudioFile The preface and afterword are read by the author. Combining family stories of the everyday and the...

Inspired by actual events, this story is set—in a small town on the Gulf Coast of South Alabama, where football runs deep, and tradition colors everything in Purple and Gold. One boy’s journey rises above the field. Alvin has lived a life shaped by pain—family trauma, loss, and the kind of hardship that would break most people. But beneath it all, there’s fight in him. When the world tells him he won’t make it, Alvin finds strength in unexpected places: a dedicated coach, a handful of teachers who never gave up on him, and a younger brother who still sees him as a hero. Wearing ...

From Jamie Sumner, the acclaimed author of Roll with It, comes a radiant, heartfelt novel in verse about a girl’s mad dash to the rocketeer contest of her dreams—an epic road trip full of hijinks that may just bring her fractured family back together. Life is about to turn upside down for...

This is a collection of 3.5 Very Short But True Stories About Life in Alabama. Contains Only the "Best" Southern Ingredients.