Grade 6 Up. This outstanding resource will give any student of this country's judicial system or the profound changes in the legal status of American women a strong, up-to-date foundation. The authors place each trial into both social and judicial contexts, quoting transcripts and opinions at some length. Each analysis is sandwiched between a fact-summary box and a wide-ranging list for further reading. The trial accounts, enhanced by plenty of muddy but contemporary black-and-white photos or illustrations, are grouped thematically with separate alphabetical and chronological tables of contents, plus a hefty index, to provide alternate means of access. Either standing alone, or paired with its companion, Edward Knappman's Great American Trials (Visible Ink/Gale, 1993), this new title belongs in every large and midsized reference collection.?John Peters, New York Public Library
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Rettig on Reference, April 1997
"Summaries and analyses provide sufficient information to understand the issues at stake and the precedent setting significance of each case."
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