TY - BOOK AU - Grady,Alan TI - When good men do nothing: the assassination of Albert Patterson T2 - Fire ant books SN - 9780817389963 AV - HV8079 .W446 2003 PY - 2003/// CY - Tuscaloosa PB - University of Alabama Press KW - Patterson, Albert, KW - Assassination KW - Investigation KW - Alabama KW - Phenix City KW - Organized crime KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; Albert Patterson and Phenix City --; The 1954 primary and runoff --; June 18, 1954, part 1 --; June 18, 1954, part 2 --; The initial investigation --; Sykes takes over --; Three suspects --; Putting the pieces together --; Against the peace and dignity of Alabama --; Watermelon party --; Courageous and honest men --; Legacy; 2; b N2 - A provocative telling of ""The Phenix City Story.""On June 18, 1954, former state senator Albert Patterson, the Democratic Party's nominee for state attorney general, was shot to death as he left his law office in Phenix City, Alabama, infamous for its prostitution, gambling, bootlegging, and political corruption. Patterson had made cleanup of Phenix City his primary campaign promise. With millions of dollars in illegal income and hundreds of political and professional careers at stake, the question surrounding Patterson's murder was not why the trigger was pulled, but who pulled it. When Good UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1031283&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -