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Overview"Clarence Darrow is the lawyer every law school student dreams of being: on the side of right, loved by many women, played by Spencer Tracy in Inherit the Wind. His days-long closing arguments delivered without notes won miraculous reprieves for men doomed to hang. 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 land-mark 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. Now, John A. Farrell draws on previously unpublished correspondence and memoirs to offer a candid account of Darrow's divorce, affairs, and disastrous finances; new details of his feud with his law partner, the famous poet Edgar Lee Masters; a shocking disclosure about one of his most controversial cases; and explosive revelations of shady tactics he used in his own trial for bribery. Clarence Darrow is a sweeping, surprising portrait of a leg-endary legal mind." Full Product DetailsAuthor: John A Farrell , Danny CampbellPublisher: Tantor Audio Imprint: Tantor Audio Edition: Library Edition ISBN: 9798200083077Publication Date: 27 February 2012 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviews"A completely engaging portrait of a flawed man of noble ideals.-- ""Booklist Starred Review""" Author InformationJohn A. Farrell is an award-winning journalist who has written for publications including the Denver Post and the Boston Globe, for which he served as White House correspondent and Washington editor. Currently a senior writer for the Center for Public Integrity in Washington, D.C., he is the author of Tip O'Neill and the Democratic Century, which won the Hardeman prize for the best book on Congress. Danny Campbell's acting credits include the Actors Theatre of Louisville, the Utah Shakespearean Festival, Stage West, and the Mint Theatre in NYC. He is also a company member of The Independent Shakespeare Company in Los Angeles, has appeared in numerous commercials, and is currently an Adjunct Faculty member at Santa Monica College. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |