Beneath a ruthless sun [large print] : a true story of violence, race, and justice lost and found / Gilbert King.

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    • Publication Information:
      First large print edition.
    • Abstract:
      Summary: A story of sex, race, class, corruption, and the arc of justice. In December 1957, Blanche Bosanquet Knowles, the wealthy young wife of a citrus baron, is raped in her home while her husband is away. Journalist Mabel Norris Reese and an inexperienced young lawyer pursue the case, winning unlikely allies and chasing down leads until at long last they begin to unravel the unspeakable truths behind a racial conspiracy that shocked a community into silence.
    • Content Notes:
      A killing freeze -- Real sunshine -- Smoked Irishman -- Make tracks -- Sensational lies -- You will not turn us down -- No suitable place -- Well-laid plan -- So much race pride -- Don't talk to me about conscience, lady -- Way of justice -- If it takes all summer -- Troubled by it -- Faith in Blanche -- Someone should write a book -- Whether they be white or black -- A newspaper woman.
    • Notes:
      Includes bibliographical references (pages 535-593) and index.
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    • ISBN:
      9780525589341
      0525589341
    • Accession Number:
      1031416765
    • Accession Number:
      ccp.1043038