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If you're fascinated by crime, interested in American history or politics, trying to be an informed citizen, or simply in need of a fun reference for casual browsing and settling arguments, you shouldn't pass up this bargain of a book. A sturdy, large-format paperback nearly 900 pages long, Great American Trials covers 200 trials from 1637 to 1993 that encompass every facet of American life that has come under scrutiny in courtrooms: civil rights, freedom of speech and religion, child and family issues, business, medicine, labor, organized crime, murder, kidnapping, politics, privacy, and taxes. The design is clear and elegant: for each trial there's a box summarizing the dramatis personae, location, date(s), verdict(s), sentences(s), and historical and legal significance, followed by an engaging narrative with quotations from transcripts, photos, and suggestions for further reading. Also included are three tables of contents (chronological, alphabetical, by subject), a legal glossary, and an extensive index. The next time you forget what happened with Alger Hiss or Patty Hearst or Claus von Bülow, this is the book to reach for.
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Great American Trials summarizes 200 American "trials known for their historic or legal significance, political controversy, public attention, legal ingenuity, or literary fame." Spanning 1637 to 1993, the volume includes such famous trials as the Salem Witch trials, John Peter Zenger, the Rosenbergs, the Chicago Seven, John Demjanjuk, the Scottsboro Boys, and Rodney King. Entries, presented in chronological order, run up to 2500 words and include background and significance, facts, key people (defendants, lawyers, judges), trial and judgment, and subsequent action. A good index and three tables (chronological, alphabetical, and categorical) provide easy access. While books on trials are numerous, no other recent nonscholarly title covers a large number of trials throughout American history. The forthcoming second edition of American Political Trials , edited by Michal Belknap (Greenwood, March 1994), provides lengthy essays on a limited number of "political" trials. This informative book is highly recommended for public, high school, and academic libraries.
- Mary Jane Brustman, SUNY at Albany Libs.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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If you're fascinated by crime, interested in American history or politics, trying to be an informed citizen, or simply in need of a fun reference for casual browsing and settling arguments, you shouldn't pass up this bargain of a book. A sturdy, large-format paperback nearly 900 pages long, Great American Trials covers 200 trials from 1637 to 1993 that encompass every facet of American life that has come under scrutiny in courtrooms: civil rights, freedom of speech and religion, child and family issues, business, medicine, labor, organized crime, murder, kidnapping, politics, privacy, and taxes. The design is clear and elegant: for each trial there's a box summarizing the dramatis personae, location, date(s), verdict(s), sentences(s), and historical and legal significance, followed by an engaging narrative with quotations from transcripts, photos, and suggestions for further reading. Also included are three tables of contents (chronological, alphabetical, by subject), a legal glossary, and an extensive index. The next time you forget what happened with Alger Hiss or Patty Hearst or Claus von Bülow, this is the book to reach for.
From Library Journal
Great American Trials summarizes 200 American "trials known for their historic or legal significance, political controversy, public attention, legal ingenuity, or literary fame." Spanning 1637 to 1993, the volume includes such famous trials as the Salem Witch trials, John Peter Zenger, the Rosenbergs, the Chicago Seven, John Demjanjuk, the Scottsboro Boys, and Rodney King. Entries, presented in chronological order, run up to 2500 words and include background and significance, facts, key people (defendants, lawyers, judges), trial and judgment, and subsequent action. A good index and three tables (chronological, alphabetical, and categorical) provide easy access. While books on trials are numerous, no other recent nonscholarly title covers a large number of trials throughout American history. The forthcoming second edition of American Political Trials , edited by Michal Belknap (Greenwood, March 1994), provides lengthy essays on a limited number of "political" trials. This informative book is highly recommended for public, high school, and academic libraries.
- Mary Jane Brustman, SUNY at Albany Libs.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
See all Editorial Reviews
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