Great American Trials
Author | : Edward W. Knappman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 948 |
Release | : 1994 |
ISBN-10 | : 1578591996 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781578591992 |
Rating | : 4/5 (96 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Murder, Mayhem, And Milestones... You've read about them, heard about them, and may even have watched some of them unfold in your own living room. Now, relive the most notorious legal cases in U.S. history. Great American Trials captures the drama of 201 of the most famous-and infamous-courtroom battles, including * The Boston Massacre Trials (1770) * The Lizzie Borden Trial (1893) * The Scottsboro Trials (1931) * Brown v. Board of Education (1954) * The Patty Hearst Trial (1976) * The Mapplethorpe Obscenity Trial (1990) * The William Kennedy Smith Trial (1991) * The Rodney King Civil Rights Trial (1993) Nearly 150 photographs and illustrations provide the backdrop for these exciting-and emotionally charged-real-life dramas.