Frizzell Betty
Frizzell Betty - If You Can't Quit Cryin' You Can't Come Here No More A Family's Legacy Of Poverty Crime And Mental Illness In Rural America - Paperback
Frizzell Betty - If You Can't Quit Cryin' You Can't Come Here No More A Family's Legacy Of Poverty Crime And Mental Illness In Rural America - Paperback
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Description: There's another hillbilly elegy. It's the reality of multi - generational trauma poverty and how our society has abandoned millions of Americans to suffer the ravages of a system they don t control. On May 12, 2013, 48 - year - old Vicky Isaac of rural Puxico Missouri a woman with a history of learning disabilities traumatic brain injuries and drug addiction loaded a .22 caliber handgun and shot her violent addict husband while he slept in the trailer they shared with Vicky's adult son. Or did she? According to police reports Vicky called 911 and confessed to the crime. Was this another sad case of murder amongst addicts or something more? Betty Frizzell escaped her family's legacy of crime addiction and abuse to become a respected law enforcement officer and teacher. Drawn back to the town and people of her past Betty works to uncover the truth of murder and her family's history of violence. Her investigation uncovers sad realities about mental illness small - town politics and a society that doesn t care about poor white trash . There are never easy answers when the odds are stacked against you and no amount of elegies will save your family.
Title: If You Can't Quit Cryin' You Can't Come Here No More A Family's Legacy Of Poverty Crime And Mental Illness In Rural America
Author(s): Frizzell Betty
Publisher: Feral House U. S.
Barcode: 9781627311014
Pages: 192 Pages
Publication Date: 9/21/2021
Category: Memoirs
Description: There's another hillbilly elegy. It's the reality of multi - generational trauma poverty and how our society has abandoned millions of Americans to suffer the ravages of a system they don t control. On May 12, 2013, 48 - year - old Vicky Isaac of rural Puxico Missouri a woman with a history of learning disabilities traumatic brain injuries and drug addiction loaded a .22 caliber handgun and shot her violent addict husband while he slept in the trailer they shared with Vicky's adult son. Or did she? According to police reports Vicky called 911 and confessed to the crime. Was this another sad case of murder amongst addicts or something more? Betty Frizzell escaped her family's legacy of crime addiction and abuse to become a respected law enforcement officer and teacher. Drawn back to the town and people of her past Betty works to uncover the truth of murder and her family's history of violence. Her investigation uncovers sad realities about mental illness small - town politics and a society that doesn t care about poor white trash . There are never easy answers when the odds are stacked against you and no amount of elegies will save your family.
Title: If You Can't Quit Cryin' You Can't Come Here No More A Family's Legacy Of Poverty Crime And Mental Illness In Rural America
Author(s): Frizzell Betty
Publisher: Feral House U. S.
Barcode: 9781627311014
Pages: 192 Pages
Publication Date: 9/21/2021
Category: Memoirs
