{"product_id":"wicked-hampton-county-paperback","title":"Wicked Hampton County - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael DeWitt Jr\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Darker Side of Hampton County \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFounded as a \"white county\" during the violence and political turmoil of Reconstruction, Hampton County's roots are steeped in wickedness and blood. From the \"Wild East\" days of gunfights, train robbers, rustlers and rough-and-tumble timber towns to the shadowy era of moonshining and infamous solicitor \"Buster\" Murdaugh's involvement in the \"Great Whisky Conspiracy,\" the county is rich with true tales of murder, crime and corruption. Meet colorful characters such as the banker who befriended a notorious bank robber and courageous heroes like the jailer's teen daughter who saved an accused Black prisoner from death at the hands of a vigilante lynch mob. Travel this historical journey with award-winning storyteller, journalist and local author Michael M. DeWitt Jr.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHampton County native Michael M. DeWitt Jr. is multiple-award-winning journalist and longtime editor of the 143-year-old \u003cem\u003eHampton County Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e. DeWitt's boots-on-the-ground coverage of the Murdaugh crime saga has been published in print and online around Gannett's nationwide USAToday network, and he has appeared on ABC's \u003cem\u003e20\/20\u003c\/em\u003e, CBS's \u003cem\u003e48 Hours\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDateline NBC\u003c\/em\u003e and Netflix documentaries to discuss the case. DeWitt is also the author of \u003cem\u003eHampton County\u003c\/em\u003e (Images of America series, Arcadia Publishing\/The History Press, May 2015), a photo history of the place his family has called home for close to three hundred years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 29, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52586050355493,"sku":"9781467153409","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/2487\/2485\/files\/Zbj8CwTfQx9781467153409.webp?v=1781605408","url":"https:\/\/c4lhome.com\/products\/wicked-hampton-county-paperback","provider":" Companion for Life Five Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}