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The trial of the century / Gregg Jarrett with Don Yaeger.
"Nearly a century ago, famed liberal attorney Clarence Darrow defended schoolteacher John Scopes in a blockbuster legal proceeding that brought the attention of the entire country to the small town of Dayton, Tennessee. Darrow's seminal defense of freedom of speech helped form the legal bedrock on which our civil liberties depend today."-- From publisher's description.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781982198572 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xxiii, 280 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Threshold editions hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Threshold Editions, 2023.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Preface: Discovering Darrow and the "trial of the century" -- "Hell is going to pop now" -- Champion of the underdog -- "A passion for lost causes" -- "A town of hopes and nightmares" -- The crusade against teaching evolution -- "We've just arrested a man for teaching evolution" -- "An ordinary young man comes to Dayton" -- "The principles of our government and the principles of Christian faith" -- "I want Darrow" -- The circus comes to Dayton -- Darrow in the lion's den -- The prosecution makes its case -- "Are we entitled to show what evolution is?" -- The ruling on expert witnesses -- "I haven't gotten through with him yet" -- "He was not, for God took him" -- "You can only be free if I am free" -- Epilogue: Speaking freely and unafraid. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | 345.730288 Jar | 31681010325892 | NONFIC | Available | - |
Gregg Jarrett is a legal and political analyst, author, and attorney. He joined Fox News in 2002 after more than a decade at local and national news outlets including NBC, ABC, Court TV, and MSNBC. He is the author of two previous New York Times bestsellers, Witch Hunt and The Russian Hoax. Follow him on Twitter @GreggJarrett.
Don Yaeger is a New York Times bestselling author, longtime associate editor at Sports Illustrated, and one of the most in-demand public speakers on the corporate circuit. He is the host of the highly rated Corporate Competitor Podcast. He lives in Tallahassee, Florida, with his wife and two children. Visit DonYaeger.com for more information.
