{"product_id":"what-virtue-there-is-in-fire-cultural-memory-and-the-lynching-of-sam-hose-paperback","title":"What Virtue There Is in Fire: Cultural Memory and the Lynching of Sam Hose - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdwin T. Arnold\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 1899 lynching of Sam Hose in Newnan, Georgia, was one of the earliest and most gruesome events in a tragic chapter of U.S. history. Hose was a black laborer accused of killing Alfred Cranford, a white farmer, and raping his wife. The national media closely followed the manhunt and Hose's capture. An armed mob intercepted Hose's Atlanta-bound train and took the prisoner back to Newnan. There, in front of a large gathering on a Sunday afternoon, Hose was mutilated and set on fire. His body was dismembered and pieces of it were kept by souvenir hunters. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn and raised twenty miles from Newnan, Edwin T. Arnold was troubled and fascinated by the fact that this horrific chain of events had been largely shut out of local public memory. In \"What Virtue There Is in Fire,\" Arnold offers the first in-depth examination of the lynching of Sam Hose. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArnold analyzes newspapers, letters, and speeches to understand reactions to this brutal incident, without trying to resolve the still-disputed facts of the crime. Firsthand accounts were often contradictory, and portrayals of Hose differed starkly--from \"black beast\" to innocent martyr. Arnold traces how different groups interpreted and co-opted the story for their own purposes through the years. Reflecting on recent efforts to remember the lynching of Sam Hose, Arnold offers the portrait of a place still trying to reconcile itself, a century later, to its painful past.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdwin T. Arnold is professor emeritus of English at Appalachian State University. He is the author or editor of nine books on southern literature and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.5 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 15, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47380704460978,"sku":"9780820340647","price":59.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/619beafc26b440c4690944d2192da243.webp?v=1777790907","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/what-virtue-there-is-in-fire-cultural-memory-and-the-lynching-of-sam-hose-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}