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pp. 561, “Darrow left a promising career as a railroad lawyer during the tumultuous Gilded Age in order to champion poor workers, blacks, and social and political outcasts against big business, Jim Crow, and corrupt officials. He became famous defending union leader Eugene Debs in the landmark Pullman Strike case and went from one headline case to the next until he was nearly crushed by an indictment for bribing a jury. He redeemed himself in Dayton, Tennessee, defending schoolteacher John Scopes in the Monkey Trial, cementing his place in history.” previous owners inscription on FEP
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| ISBN | 0385522584 | |
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| ISBN13 | 9780385522588 | |
| Number of pages | 561 | |
| Original Title | Clarence Darrow: Attorney for the Damned | |
| Published Date | 2011 | |
| Book Condition | Good | |
| Jacket Condition | Very Good | |
| Binding | hardcover | |
| Size | 8vo | |
| Place of Publication | New york | |
| Edition | First Edition | |
| Category: | History | |
| Author: | John A. Farrell | |
| Publisher: | Doubleday |
pp. 561, “Darrow left a promising career as a railroad lawyer during the tumultuous Gilded Age in order to champion poor workers, blacks, and social and political outcasts against big business, Jim Crow, and corrupt officials. He became famous defending union leader Eugene Debs in the landmark Pullman Strike case and went from one headline case to the next until he was nearly crushed by an indictment for bribing a jury. He redeemed himself in Dayton, Tennessee, defending schoolteacher John Scopes in the Monkey Trial, cementing his place in history.” previous owners inscription on FEP
| Weight | 1.4 kg |
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