Trudy J. Smith

The Meaning of Our Tears: The Lawson Family Murders of Christmas Day 1929.

2006. 376 pp. Hardcover in original binding. Not Ex-Lib. SIGNED by author on ffep.


On Christmas Day, 1929, Stokes County, N.C. tobacco farmer Charlie Lawson murdered his wife and six of his seven children, then committed suicide. This tragedy drew people from all over who paid 25 cents to view the house and barn where the events happened. This documentary film explores what really happened and why. Includes interviews with family members and others who have experienced the presence of the Lawson family in their lives through dreams, through ghostly visitations, and through personal knowledge. Item #101131

Price: $150.00