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Author McRae, Donald, 1961-

Title The last trials of Clarence Darrow / Donald McRae.

Imprint New York, NY : William Morrow, c2009.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe Haldeman-Julius Collection  340 D254Bm, 2009    ---  Lib Use Only
Edition 1st ed.
Description viii, 422 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [365]-410) and index.
Contents Back in the loop -- Tangled together -- Darrow on trial -- The bridge of sighs -- Beyond good and evil -- Courtroom whispers -- The book of love -- The pinch hitter and the politician -- Hellfire preachers and biology teachers -- Monkey business -- A duel to the death -- Darkness in Detroit -- Bittersweet blues -- A peculiar fear -- Sweet again -- Slipping away.
Summary A profile of the controversial twentieth-century defense attorney is presented through accounts of three of his history-making trials including the defense of a pair of teenage murder suspects, the Scopes Monkey Trial, and the Ossian Sweet murder case in Detroit.
Subject Darrow, Clarence, 1857-1938.
Lawyers -- United States -- Biography.
ISBN 9780061161490
0061161497

 
    
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