The Wayward Girls of Samarcand (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780615637242)

The Wayward Girls of Samarcand is the true story of the sensational 1931 Arson Trial in North Carolina. Sixteen poor white teenage girls faced the death penalty for burning down two dormitories at the State Reform School for Girls. Crusading journalist, socialite, and attorney Nell Battle Lewis defended her clients by exposing sadistic treatment, deplorable conditions, and forced sterilization presided over by Samarcand superintendent Agnes B. MacNaughton. In this her first and last trial, Lewis saved the defendants from the electric chair.

Author: Melton A. McLaurin, Anne Russell
ISBN-10: 0615637248
ISBN-13: 9780615637242
Publisher: Bradley Creek Press
Language: English
Published: 05/28/2012
Pages: 258
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.67lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.54d