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Original Essays | December 12, 2009

Alexander McCall Smith: IMG The Courage of Others

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Sacco and Vanzetti: The Men, the Murders, and the Judgment of Mankind

by Bruce Watson

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In this groundbreaking narrative of one of Americaas most divisive trials and executions, award-winning journalist Bruce Watson mines deep archives and newly available sources to paint the most complete portrait available of the agood shoemakera and the apoor fish peddler.a Opening with an explosion that rocks a quiet Washington, D.C., neighborhood and concluding with worldwide outrage as two men are executed despite widespread doubts about their guilt, "Sacco & Vanzetti" is the definitive history of an infamous case that still haunts the American imagination.
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ISBN:
9780143114284
Subtitle:
The Men, the Murders, and the Judgment of Mankind
Author:
Watson, Bruce
Publisher:
Penguin Books
Subject:
Historical - General
Subject:
United States - 20th Century
Subject:
Historical
Subject:
Criminals & Outlaws
Subject:
United States - 20th Century/20s
Subject:
Historical - U.S.
Publication Date:
November 2008
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
433
Dimensions:
8.36x5.48x1.00 in. .87 lbs.
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