<p>Tom Dula was hanged for the murder of Laura Foster. Numerous folklores developed surrounding Foster's murder and Dula's execution. West sifts through the evidence and refutes the popular folklore versions.</p>

The ballad of Tom Dula;: The documented story behind the murder of Laura Foster and the trials and execution of Tom Dula

Biographies & Memoirs

West, John Foster

True Crime

Moore Pub. co

Appalachian dawn

In the summer of 1974, 24-year-old Anna DeVoss finds herself widowed and alone in the unfamiliar North Carolina mountains. Anna is persuaded by her mother-in-law to spend some time alone in the DeVoss family's summer home in Watauga County. It is a summer of discovery for Anna.

The Summer People

Literature & Fiction

United States

Appalachian Consortium Pr

Appalachian State University

Lift Up Your Head, Tom Dooley: The True Story of the Appalachian Murder That Inspired One of America's Most Popular Ballads

Down Home Press

Summer People

Literary

Parkway Pub

Tom Dula was hanged for the murder of Laura Foster. Numerous folklores developed surrounding Foster's murder and Dula's execution. West sifts through the evidence and refutes the popular folklore versions.

The Ballad of Tom Dula: The Documented Story Behind the Murder of Laura Foster and the Trials and Execution of Tom Dula

History

John Foster West is the author of an acclaimed novel, Time Was, that depicts his growing up in the mountains of western North Carolina. High Noon in Pompeii is a collections of his recent poems. Other publications of John Foster West include The Summer People and the Ballad of Tom Dula.

High Noon in Pompeii: The Latter-Day Poetry of John Foster West

Poetry

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