SMITH COUNTY JUSTICE

The non-fiction book Smith County Justice was written as an exposé of governmental corruption in the East Texas town of Tyler, the county seat of Smith County. Its publication sent shock waves through the political machine of the city of Tyler. Shortly after its publication great pressure was brought upon the publisher to remove the book from circulation. All unsold copies in bookstores were ordered returned to the publisher and burned. So where is the book today? It is still being suppressed. The Tyler Public Library and the Tyler Junior College Academic Library have pulled the book from their shelves. Eventually, almost all original printed editions can be expected to disappear.