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An Eye for an Eye
Clarence Darrow
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R761
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Clarence Darrow (April 18, 1857 - March 13, 1938) was an American
lawyer and leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union. He
was best known for defending teenage thrill killers Leopold and
Loeb in their trial for murdering 14-year-old Robert "Bobby" Franks
(1924). Some of his other notable cases included defending Ossian
Sweet, and John T. Scopes in the Scopes "Monkey" Trial (1925), in
which he opposed William Jennings Bryan (statesman, noted orator,
and three-time presidential candidate). Called a "sophisticated
country lawyer", he remains notable for his wit, which marked him
as one of the most famous American lawyers and civil libertarians.
Today, Clarence Darrow is remembered for his reputation as a fierce
litigator who, in many cases, championed the cause of the underdog;
because of this, he is generally regarded as one of the greatest
criminal defense lawyers in American history and therefor has he
served as a model for almost every lawyer on film or television.
This remarkable collection of the great attorney's writings reveals
why he was such a force in the court of law and in the court of
public opinion. Darrow turned to writing-essays, debates,
fiction-to influence a broader audience beyond the field of law.
Through his observations on such social issues as race, revolution,
labor, divorce, crime, war, and religion, and his estimates of men
and women, he became the attorney for the public conscience. His
beliefs, delivered with an urbane blending of wit, lawyer's logic,
satire, and sentiment, remain a part of our continuing social
philosophy. They are amply illustrated in this superb collection,
and remain strikingly pertinent today. "Fascinating....Whether
Darrow is condemning capital punishment, questioning immortality,
or extolling free trade, he is usually incisive, never boring, and
always unafraid of speaking his mind. A rare combination in his or
any other age."-William M. Kunstler, New York Times. "A fascinating
collection of Darrow's writings, showing the wide range and the
impact of his thinking on the American character."-Irving Stone.
Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of
rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for
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1929. A collection of essays and works selected from the writings
of such authors as: Thomas Henry Huxley; Charles Darwin; Sir Oliver
Lodge; John Dewey; Samuel Butler; F. Nietzsche; Albert Bigelow
Paine; Mark Twain; Ralph Waldo Emerson; Matthew Arnold; Thomas
Hardy; George Santayana; Lucian; Omar Khayyam; Plato; William
Blake; John Keats; Alfred Edward Housman; Christina Georgina
Rossetti; and many more.
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Crime (Paperback)
Clarence Darrow
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R253
Discovery Miles 2 530
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