Archive for March, 2008

Charlotte observer, book reviews, Susan Wells, A game called Salisbury, snubbed?

Posted on March 11, 2008. Filed under: Announcements, Books, Charlotte, Education, Family, Games, Greensboro, History, Life, Literature, Media, NC cities, NC news, Opinions, People, Press, Reading, Review, Salisbury, Writing, culture | Tags: A Game Called Salisbury, angry mob, Ashville Citizen, authors, book reviews, book signings, Books, Charlotte Observer, Greensboro Daily News, Lyerly family, lynching, Mecklenburg County Jail, racial attitudes, Salisbury Post, snubbed?, south, Susan Barringer Wells, Susan Wells |

There is a rumor circulating that the Charlotte Observer has snubbed Susan Wells, penname Susan Barringer Wells. Susan has written a new book, “A Game Called Salisbury.” The book is about the murder of the Lyerly Family in 1906 and the subsequent  arrest and later lynching of 3 sharecroppers. The book is also about racial [...]