Justice in the By-Ways, a Tale of Life

In 'Justice in the By-Ways, a Tale of Life,' F. Colburn Adams offers a piercing narrative threaded with themes of reformation, punishment, and societal statutes. The tale of Tom Swiggs, framed by the grim walls of a Charleston jail, is wrought with emotional vehemence and a dissection of moral codes of the antebellum South. Adams's prose melds historical authenticity with a captivating storytellin...