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Informationen zum Autor Patricia Bernstein grew up in Dallas and earned a Degree of Distinction in American Studies from Smith College. Returning to Texas, she founded a public relations agency in Houston, while publishing dozens of articles in publications as varied as Texas Monthly, Cosmopolitan and The Smithsonian.She published three non-fiction books before her first novel. The most recent non-fiction book, Ten Dollars to Hate, about the 1920s Ku Klux Klan, was a finalist for a major award from the Texas Institute of Letters. A Noble Cunning: The Countess and the Tower, Patricia's debut novel, based on a true story, tells the tale of a woman who rescued her husband from the Tower of London the night before his scheduled execution. The book has been awarded gold medals by the American Bookfest and the IPPY awards, and was named first-place winner in the Catholic Novel category by the Catholic Media Association.Patricia lives in Houston with her husband Alan Bernstein. They have three wonderful and very different daughters.Website: https://www.patriciabernstein.com Klappentext Patricia Bernstein! who holds a degree in American studies from Smith College! has managed her own public relations firm in Houston for the past twenty years. Her articles have been published in Smithsonian Magazine! Texas Monthly! Cosmopolitan! and other magazines. The First Waco Horror is her second book. Zusammenfassung In 1916! 17-year-old Jesse Washington! a retarded black boy! was publicly tortured! lynched! and burned on the town square of Waco! Texas. Drawing on research from the national files of the NAACP! local newspapers and archives! and other sources! this book presents the reconstruction of the crime and how it influenced the antilynching campaign.
