Life of Tom Dula

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Life of Tom Dula is a biographical work recounting the life and infamous murder case of Tom Dula, the 19th-century North Carolina figure later immortalized in the folk song "Tom Dooley."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biographical work
non-fiction book
about American folk history
Appalachian history
Tom Dula murder case
Tom Dula trial
post–Civil War North Carolina
countryOfSubject United States NERFINISHED
documents contemporary accounts of Tom Dula
historical Tom Dula case records
examines intersection of history and folklore
media and cultural representations of Tom Dula
genre biography
true crime literature
hasSubjectNotability infamous murder case defendant
hasSubjectOccupation Confederate veteran (Tom Dula)
inspiredBy Tom Dooley (folk song) NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
mainSubject Tom Dula NERFINISHED
narrativeFocus cultural legacy of Tom Dula
events leading to the murder case
legal proceedings against Tom Dula
life of Tom Dula
portrays Tom Dula as a historical figure
Tom Dula murder case as part of regional folklore
relatedWork Tom Dooley (folk song) NERFINISHED
subjectRegion North Carolina NERFINISHED
subjectTimePeriod 19th century
workSetting American South NERFINISHED
North Carolina NERFINISHED

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Tom Dooley basedOn Life of Tom Dula