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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786994503321

Autore

Darrow Clarence <1857-1938.>

Titolo

In the clutches of the law [[electronic resource] ] : Clarence Darrow's letters / / Edited by Randall Tietjen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2013

ISBN

0-520-95458-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (622 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

TietjenRandall <1961-> (Randall Matthew)

Disciplina

340.092

B

Soggetti

Lawyers - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHRONOLOGY OF DARROW'S LIFE -- BEFORE 1890 -- 1890-1894 -- 1895-1899 -- 1900-1904 -- 1905-1909 -- 1910-1914 -- 1915-1919 -- 1920-1924 -- 1925-1929 -- 1930-1934 -- AFTER 1934 -- BIOGRAPHICAL REGISTER -- INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

This volume presents a selection of 500 letters by Clarence Darrow, the pre-eminent courtroom lawyer of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Randall Tietjen selected these letters from over 2,200 letters in archives around the country, as well as from one remarkable find-the kind of thing historians dream about: a cache of about 330 letters by Darrow hidden away in the basement of Darrow's granddaughter's house. This collection provides the first scholarly edition of Darrow's letters, expertly annotated and including a large amount of previously unknown material and hard-to-locate letters. Because Darrow was a gifted writer and led a fascinating life, the letters are a delight to read. This volume also presents a major introduction by the editor, along with a chronology of Darrow's life, and brief biographical sketches of the important individuals who appear in the letters.