Wicked Kernersville: Rogues, Robbers, Ruffians & Rumrunners

by Michael L. Marshall, Jerry L Taylor

The central Piedmont North Carolina town of Kernersville is known today for its quiet neighborhoods and lovely historic district homes. Few of its citizens would suspect that in earlier times the town had its fair share of unsavory characters. Wicked Kernersville lifts the veil from this little-known facet of the town s past and introduces the reader to incidents that prompted one early resident to lament that it was unsafe to walk the streets. Using material gleaned from old newspapers and other sources, longtime residents Michael Marshall and Jerry Taylor bring these stories to life, giving the reader a glimpse of the town s history unavailable from other sources."

130 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2009

Reviews

[Tricia Huskey]

So granted, this is not my style of book, but I found this incredibly boring. I expected it to be historical but I also expected there to be some actual wickedness. I mean some badness a shooting and some robberies but wicked not really. Also, the author told us what happened and what the newspaper said then gave us the article to read from multiple newspapers. At one point I was reading a train schedule, why this was important; I have no idea. Some minor interesting history of the area, but not enough to make up for the time I spent reading this