{"product_id":"9781626194168","title":"Hanging the Peachtree Bandit: The True Tale of Atlanta's Infamous Frank DuPre","description":"\u003cbr\u003eOn December 15, 1921, gunshots echoed across Atlanta's famous Peachtree Street moments before a handsome young man darted away from Kaiser's Jewelers. Frank DuPre left in his wake a dead Pinkerton guard and a missing ring. As Christmas shoppers looked on in panic, he raced through the Kimball House Hotel and shot another victim. The brazen events terrified a crime-filled city already on edge. A manhunt captured the nineteen-year-old, unemployed DuPre, who faced a quick conviction and a hanging sentence. Months of appeals pitted a prosecutor demanding some good old-fashioned rope\" against \"maudlin sentimentalists\" and \"sob sisters.\" Author Tom Hughes recounts the true harrowing story behind the legend of one of the last men hanged in Atlanta.\"","brand":"The History Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47042190999792,"sku":"9781626194168","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781626194168_p0.jpg?v=1769904996","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781626194168","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}