{"product_id":"the-last-of-the-dawson-gang-by-dr-gerald-murray","title":"The Last of the Dawson Gang by Dr. Gerald Murray","description":"\u003cp\u003eLt. Governor Bill Baxley once called the Dawson family, “the most notorious outlaws in the history of Alabama.” Pleasant “Plez” Dawson was the first Dawson to come to North Alabama in the early 1800s. Times were tough and mountain folks looked for creative ways to bring in money, but the Dawson name became synonymous, in the early days, with moonshine and bootlegging. In the 1950s, 60s, 70s, a wave of bank robberies, counterfeit cash, bootlegging alcohol, gambling, and murder ran rampant throughout the South. The crimes were attributed to several groups of outlaws: the Dixie Mafia, the Stateline Mob, the Cornbread Cosa Nostra, and the Dawson Gang. Their paths crossed from time to time because they had different skill sets. Even Sheriff Buford Pusser, the subject of the “Walking Tall” series, ran afoul with the Dawsons and affiliates. His death, which was ruled an accident, was not. Home base for these groups was centered in and around the northwest area of Alabama, the southwest area of Tennessee, and the northeast area of Mississippi – where the state lines intersected.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently published","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48127374164153,"sku":"8183810714","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/7871\/0713\/files\/9798183810714-right-three-quarter.jpg?v=1785219812","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbuybook.com\/products\/the-last-of-the-dawson-gang-by-dr-gerald-murray","provider":"BestBuyBook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}