Naomi "Omie" Wise was drowned by her lover in the waters of North Carolina's Deep River in 1807, and her murder has been remembered in ballad and story for well

"This provocative novel pays homage to Naomi Wise, an orphan who lived in Randolph County, North Carolina, during the early 1800s"--Page 4 of cover.

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The bestselling author of No Logo shows how the global "free market" has exploited crises and shock for three decades, from Chile to Iraq In her groundbreaking