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An extraordinary introduction for anyone contemplating a legal career; for the rest of us it is a fine reference and a delight to read. – Chicago Tribune. Two hundred historically significant, legally important, and notorious trials (and the occasional court martial) that have been sources of continuing entertainment, public ritual, and real-life drama are recalled through lively text and captivating photos. Included are brief and accurate summaries of such trials as Dred Scott, Lizzy Borden, Leopold and Loeb, Teapot Dome, Brown v. Board of Education, Mapplethorpe, Charles Manson, Roe v. Wade, Jim Bakker, Mike Tyson, Ted Bundy, William Calley, William Kennedy Smith, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, Ernesto Miranda, and Oliver North. Here you'll find the major players, name, place, and date of each trial, crime charged or claim made, and the verdict and sentence followed by a discussion of the significance and impact of the trial (with suggestions for further reading). Of interest to crime and mystery readers, history devotees, teachers, jury members, court followers, students, legal professionals, journalists, and prison inmates, Great American Trials is a masterful collection of great courtroom dramas.
- Sales Rank: #662046 in Books
- Brand: Brand: Visible Ink Press
- Published on: 1993-10-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.25" h x 1.84" w x 7.25" l,
- Binding: Paperback
- 928 pages
- Used Book in Good Condition
Amazon.com Review
If you're fascinated by crime, interested in American history or politics, trying to be an informed citizen, or simply in need of a fun reference for casual browsing and settling arguments, you shouldn't pass up this bargain of a book. A sturdy, large-format paperback nearly 900 pages long, Great American Trials covers 200 trials from 1637 to 1993 that encompass every facet of American life that has come under scrutiny in courtrooms: civil rights, freedom of speech and religion, child and family issues, business, medicine, labor, organized crime, murder, kidnapping, politics, privacy, and taxes. The design is clear and elegant: for each trial there's a box summarizing the dramatis personae, location, date(s), verdict(s), sentences(s), and historical and legal significance, followed by an engaging narrative with quotations from transcripts, photos, and suggestions for further reading. Also included are three tables of contents (chronological, alphabetical, by subject), a legal glossary, and an extensive index. The next time you forget what happened with Alger Hiss or Patty Hearst or Claus von Bülow, this is the book to reach for.
From Library Journal
Great American Trials summarizes 200 American "trials known for their historic or legal significance, political controversy, public attention, legal ingenuity, or literary fame." Spanning 1637 to 1993, the volume includes such famous trials as the Salem Witch trials, John Peter Zenger, the Rosenbergs, the Chicago Seven, John Demjanjuk, the Scottsboro Boys, and Rodney King. Entries, presented in chronological order, run up to 2500 words and include background and significance, facts, key people (defendants, lawyers, judges), trial and judgment, and subsequent action. A good index and three tables (chronological, alphabetical, and categorical) provide easy access. While books on trials are numerous, no other recent nonscholarly title covers a large number of trials throughout American history. The forthcoming second edition of American Political Trials , edited by Michal Belknap (Greenwood, March 1994), provides lengthy essays on a limited number of "political" trials. This informative book is highly recommended for public, high school, and academic libraries.
- Mary Jane Brustman, SUNY at Albany Libs.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
"True crime" stories interest many in our society, and this new book will prove popular for reference and for browsing. Beginning with Anne Hutchinson's trials in the 1630s for religious dissent and heresy and ending with the Los Angeles police officers' trials in 1992, the 200 trials represent a variety of issues--rape, civil liberties, corruption, and impeachment, with murder the largest category. Cases were chosen by the editor for their historic significance (Brown v. Board of Education), political controversy (Teapot Dome trials), public attention (Mike Tyson trial), legal ingenuity (Alexander Pantages trial), or literary fame (Scopes "Monkey" trial).
Arranged chronologically, the volume features three tables of contents (chronological, alphabetical, and categorical) that provide easy access. Note that the alphabetical index is by the first word of the name of the trial; the El Sayyid Nosair trial, for example, is found under E. Concluding the book are a detailed index that allows access to key personnel by name and a glossary of basic legal terms.
Each entry begins with a box that presents the facts (personnel, charges, site, and outcome), followed by a narrative account of the crime, pretrial activities, the trial, its aftermath, and its impact on American life. Because the intended audience is general readers, articles are written in plain English; legal terms are avoided where possible, and legal citations are not provided. Suggestions for further popular reading accompany most entries. Many entries include black-and-white illustrations. Although each article is signed, the list of contributors does not provide their credentials.
This is another useful reference tool that will inform and entertain. Only about 30 of the cases are also found in Historic U.S. Court Cases, 1690-1990 [RBB Je 15 92], which provides essays on 170 cases selected because of their importance as legal precedents. Many of the cases in Great American Trials appear to have been chosen because of their notoriety: the Gloria Vanderbilt custody trial, the Pulitzer divorce trial, and trials involving Errol Flynn, Al Capone, Lenny Bruce, Richard Speck, and Charles Manson, for example. Public and academic libraries should consider Historic U.S. Court Cases a first purchase; public libraries may want to add Great American Trials as well.
Most helpful customer reviews
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful.
Compelling & Enjoyable but Dated & Imperfect
By A. E Rothert
I read this book straight through-- more as a history of the legal system in the colonies and the United States than as a reference book. I was engrossed by the stories behind many of the cases. Some of the cases I recognized from law school. It would have been much more interesting to know the "story" behind the cases when studying them in school, although I am certain my law professors would discourage the notion of letting "unnecessary facts" get in the way of legal analysis. (Hey, that is the kind of things lawyers like to say... :o)...)
This book provides a resource like none I have been able to find previously. When read chronologically, the cases give one another a sense of historical context often absent from the study of the law. And the law-- as a reflection of society-- makes an interesting way to study history. Although I knew it cerebrally, it was amazing to read of women being arrested for voting, courts deciding whether persons from Africa were human, mentally ill women being routinely steralized, and convicted killers hanged by their necks within days of their convictions. And this is within the last 125 years! That we have come so far, so quickly gives hope for our future.
So... Why only four stars? Two reasons, as the title demonstrates: This book is desparately in need of an update and an edit by an attorney. As for the datedness, this book stops in 1994. While it includes the trial of the officers who battered Rodney King and the William Kennedy Smith rape trial, it was published prior to some cases that have transformed the ever-changing legal landscape over the past ten years. The criminal and civil trial of O.J. Simpson, the mutilation trial of Loreana Bobbitt and her sucessful insanity defense, and the Louis Woodward/"Nanny Murder" trial with its questions of overcharging and judicial review of jury verdicts belong in this volume. I felt as if I had watched a movie, wanted a sequel, but there was none coming.
Technically, the use of legal terminology was not always correct. For example, post-trial motions are referred to as appeals, and vice-versa. These are small details that irked me a tad as an attorney, though I doubt they would distract anyone who didn't attach specific meaning to these "terms of art."
This is a excellent, enjoyable, almost-addictive read. And it has accomplished more than any of the "true crime" books to which it could be compared but which it greatly overshadows: It has made me want to learn more about several of the cases in the book and several other cases I remember from law school. A book that can entertain, educate, and stimulate is a wonderful thing.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful.
A wonderful way to teach history and law in the classroom.
By A Customer
I have used this book in a high school law class for the past three years. Although I use other materials, the structure of the book is a wonderful way to teach history, while learning basic law concepts. For example, the facts of the Sickles trial always "hooks" the students, yet it serves as a wonderful way to teach mens rea and actus reus. My students after studying Dr. Mudd's trial learn more about the Civil War than in a standard history class.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
A Reference Book
By Acute Observer
Great American Trials
This 872-page reference book provides information on the most significant trials from 1637 to its 1994 publication date. Each article begins with the facts - the people, the charges, the location, the circumstances, the trial, and the verdict. These are arranged in date order. Most articles have suggestions for further readings. There is a Glossary of 35 pages and an Index of 36 pages. The Contents list these trials by date, in alphabetical order, and in subject order. This reference book could use an update and be divided into two volumes. This book necessarily has to limit the pages for each case.
The “Central Park Jogger Rape Trials” was later overturned when the true rapist was identified by DNA. Those “suspects” were somehow forced to make false confessions! “Yet lack of physical evidence remained the weakest part of the prosecution’s case” (p.783). You could read “Jersey Justice” about the “Trenton Six” where false confessions were obtained by giving drugs to the accused. In the Errol Flynn trial an accuser admitted to previously living with a married man. “The Jerry Giesler Story” has other interesting cases. The Sacco-Vanzetti trial mentions the jury “immediately voted 10-2 for conviction”. What if the jury accepted their alibis? The charges against Fatty Arbuckle were “a fabrication” (p.295). He became a symbol for Hollywood’s morals (in spite of his personal life); this was used to sell newspapers. “The Day the Laughter Stopped” has more details about this talented comedian.
“In the Matter of Baby M” (p.744) is an example where a mother was forced to sell her child! Should such a legal agreement be valid under traditional law? Not when the buyer lives in a state where money buys such privileges. Stern’s wife was not “infertile” as reported in the newspapers at the time (p.748). The Hall-Mills murders remain unsolved to this day (p.327). Who had the motive, means, and opportunity? The Karen Quinlan case (p.641) serves as a warning against using un-prescribed drugs while drinking. She lived for ten years after she was disconnected from a respirator.
Everyone heard about Lizzie Borden, but not many know she was correctly found ‘not guilty’. This does not list David Kent’s “Forty Whacks” on page 208 (the one best book on the case). Arnold Brown solved this case by revealing the identity of a hidden suspect. This was not solved legally as everyone involved in this case died before WW II. Readers may find other faults with some of these articles, but it definitely worth reading all or part.
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