THE TWELFTH OF AUGUST by Morris, W.R - 1973

Nashville, Tennessee: Aurora Publishers Inc., 1973. Non-fiction authorized biography, hardback book. Book condition is fine. Light edge wear, slight aging to pages edges, 2 pages has lower tips creased otherwise is clean and tight. . Dust Jacket is in good condition, has edge wear with tear on bootom edge of front cover and tear out of upper corner, back cover has ripples doe to getting damp, wrinkles or crease on cover, rubbing of back and front of cover, no writing or stamps.**........WRAPPED IN PLASTIC BAG TO PROTECT CONDITION OF BOOK...........CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS MUST INCLUDE SALES TAX............We have other titles in this genre in stock and give discounts in shipping on additional books, please contact us for more iinformation**...... SUMMARY - A biography of famed McNairy County, Tennessee sheriff Buford Pusser, a living legend and simply because he is still alive. He earned national fame with his fight against the Corinth, Mississippi-based State Line Mob, a Dixie Mafia faction led by Carl Douglas "Towhead" White. Pusser 6 foot 6 inch 250 lbs was shot eight times and stabbed seven while serving as sheriff and a mob ambush attempt resulted in the death of his wife. He also had a broken back due to a car accident as a teenage, wrestling with a bear, and being run over by a car driven by a moonshiner. Moreover, the lower part of Pusser's jaw was mutilated by shotgun blasts. He has subsequently undergone 6 facial operations where plastic surgeons constructed a wire-mesh for his face. Pusser was the subject of the 1973 film "Walking Tall" as well as several other sequels and remakes. . Fifth Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Good.