In the Clutches of the Law

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-520-26558-5
Verlag: University Of California Press

Buch, Englisch, 624 Seiten, Cloth Over Boards, Format (B × H): 184 mm x 261 mm, Gewicht: 1322 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Darrow, Clarence

Tietjen, Randall

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsgeschichte, Recht der Antike
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Biographien & Autobiographien: Historisch, Politisch, Militärisch

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations

Introduction
Chronology of Darrow’s Life

Letters
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

Über Autor(innen)

Randall Tietjen is a partner in the law firm of Robins Kaplan LLP in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He lives in Edina, Minnesota, with his wife and two children.