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One man against the mob: a legend in the mold of Davy Crockett, Sheriff Buford Pusser reclaimed Tennessee's McNairy County from the murderous "State Line Mob.".(History --Courage In Adversity)
Striding into the White Iris Club with his best friend Webb Pierce, 16-year-old Buford Pusser knew he shouldn't have come. For weeks, Webb and other classmates had been pestering Buford to join them on an excursion to the notorious gambling den, located just inside Tennessee's southern border. While Buford had no business visiting a bar at his age, what he witnessed on that night in December 1953 would change his life.
After weaving their way through the half-drunken couples who cluttered the dance floor, Buford and his buddies found a small table in the corner and tried to make themselves inconspicuous. While nursing their beers, the boys heard a commotion erupt ...
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