Book
With the devil's help : a true story of poverty, mental illness, and murder / Neal Wooten.
Neal Wooten traces five decades of his dirt-poor, Alabama mountain family as the years and secrets coalesce.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781639362400 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xii, 303 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour) ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
- Publisher: New York : Pegasus Crime, 2022.
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- The men in black suits (1969) -- Pete meets Elsie (1926) -- Roy and Helen Helms (1970) -- Wedded bliss (1930) -- The family (1971) -- Like father, like son (1941) -- Life's a gas (1972) -- A brother's love (1956) -- Dinner and a movie (1973) -- Potato pact (1962) -- When in Rome (1974) -- Trial and error (1963) -- Raising cane (1975) -- Kilby Prison (1963) -- Take this job ... (1976) -- Just walk away (1965) -- The key to happiness (1977) -- On the lam (1966) -- Seasons change (1978) -- A new home (1969) -- Epilogue. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Wooten, Neal > Family. Poor families > Alabama > Biography. Alabama > Biography. |
| Genre: | Biographies. Personal narratives. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Show All Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroud Branch | 364.1523 Woote | 31681010292050 | NONFIC | Available | - |
Neal Wooten grew up on a pig farm on Sand Mountain in the northeast corner of Alabama. The first person in the history of his family to graduate from high school, Neal went on to graduate from Auburn University with a B.S. in applied mathematics. He became a math teacher and director of a math school in Milwaukee, winning numerous math awards. He is now the Managing Editor for Mirror Publishing, a contributor to the Huffington Post, columnist for The Mountain Valley News, curator of the Fort Payne Depot Museum, creator of the popular Facebook comic strip âBradâs Pit,â and standup comedian.
