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

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

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.