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Both Sides of the Fence: Corruption and Redemption in Chattanooga, Tennessee from the 1940s through the 1980s
Both Sides of the Fence Corruption and Redemption in Chattanooga Tennessee from the 1940s through the 1980s Author:Bob Martin Chattanooga, Tennessee today is not the same town it was in the nineteen forties through the mid-eighties. Protected by a corrupt and self-serving local government, her masters fattened themselves on illegal enterprise. In this one book there is biography, treachery, and underworld intrigue. There is murder, and attempts at murder. There is inno... more »cence accused, and guilt unpunished. There is luxury, power, and privilege with many hands on all the strings. There is white lightning and whiskey runners, colorful whores, one great barroom brawl, and gunfights with such playbills as Cowboy Bob and the Shootout at The Fuzzy Duck. There is all the stuff of fiction, without the burden of lies; all the benefit of great theatre, without having to leave your favorite chair. The best part of it is, it's all true.« less