Peculiar Tribe of People: Murder And Madness In The Heart Of Georgia [Paperback]

A true southern tale of racism, murder, and taboo sex.Richard Jay Huttois the author ofEntitled: American Women,Titled Husbands, and the Pursuit of Excess,Crowning Glory: American Wives of Princes and Dukes, andTheir Gilded Cage: The Jekyll Island Club Members. Formerly the White House Appointments Secretary to the Carter family and the chairman of the Georgia Council for the Arts.“A Peculiar Tribe of Peopleis the sort of true crime that has wings… This is one of those stories that, in many ways, truly is stranger than fiction. I simply could not put it down.”—January magazine,namingA Peculiar Tribeone of the twelve best nonfiction books of 2010

“A southern grotesque that comes complete with stately mansions, murder most vile, forbidden sex, a pot-boiling trial and a denouement worthy of a Greek tragedy… But wait, there's more! After being acquitted of murder, but convicted of sodomy and somehow finding another wife (18 years his senior), Burge stumbled into an ending that even Sophocles wouldn't wish on his worst enemy.”—Bo Emerson,AtlantaJournal-Constitution

“Rick Hutto's book—a fascinating tale of murder and deception—provides a sobering glimpse into the prejudices and corruption of pre-civil rights Georgia.” —President Jimmy Carter

“Hutto's book is a remarkable chronicle of Deep South scumbaggery... presented with all the insanity and loopy legality one expects from a mid-20th-century court drama in the Deep South... Hutto does a fine job of unearthing this story despite overwhelming resistance and the chasm of time.” —Flagpolemagazine

“A stunning glimpse into a world lost to the pages of history. With characters so deceptive, it takes a sleuth to identify pure evil. Hutto's book is a race to the finish!” —Nancy Grace

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