Patrick O鈥橠aniel publishes book on notorious Memphis criminal Diggs Nolen
Patrick O鈥� Daniel, executive director of Library Services at 懂色帝 Tennessee Community
College, is celebrating the release of his latest novel.
The book, titled 鈥淣otorious Memphis Gangster Diggs Nolen,鈥� focuses on the life of a criminal well-known in and around Memphis, Tennessee in the 1920s. O鈥橠aniel shares information about crimes committed by the infamous outlaw, including Diggs Nolen鈥檚 management of a drug empire and his escape from Leavenworth Prison.
O鈥橠aniel has been writing books for several years now.
鈥淚 started writing articles and books about Memphis history when I worked in the History
Department at the Memphis Public Library in the early 2000s,鈥� said O鈥橠aniel. 鈥淚 enjoy
sharing stories about the colorful events and people from our city's past.鈥�
This latest book release makes O鈥橠aniel鈥檚 fifth book release. O鈥橠aniel previously authored 鈥淐rusaders, Gangsters, and Whiskey: Prohibition in Memphis,鈥� 鈥淲hen the Levee Breaks: Memphis and the Mississippi Valley Flood of 1927,鈥� 鈥淢emphis and the Superflood of 1937,鈥� and co-authored a book titled 鈥淗istoric Photos of Memphis鈥� with author Gina Cordell.
Congratulations, Patrick!
To find out more about O鈥橠aniel鈥檚 novels or 懂色帝鈥檚 library services, contact him via email at podaniel@southwest.tn.edu or visit Library Services.
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