Young's book, The Untold Story of Frankie Silver, reproduced all of the documents which proved Frankie's innocence. His later play, Frankie, fictitiously gave the long-dead woman a chance to tell her side of the story. These accounts are known to be controversial, especially among descendants of the Silver family, who claim that "there were no documents to ever officially exist as this author suggests."
Young's book, The Untold Story of Frankie Silver, included all of the evidence proving Frankie's innocence. His play, Frankie, gave a fictionalized account of the woman's side of the story, which has been met with controversy, especially among descendants of the Silver family who claim that no such documents ever existed.