Be the Judge, Be the Jury? The Alger Hiss Trial

RAPPAPORT, Doreen

ISBN 10: 0060251204 / ISBN 13: 9780060251208

Published by HarperCollins, New York, 1993

About this Item

Illus. 8vo, red boards, d.w. has light foxing on the blank side, boards lightly soiled. (New York): HarperCollins, (1993). Juvenile Edition.

Seller Inventory # 230191

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Be the Judge, Be the Jury? The Alger Hiss Trial
• Publisher: HarperCollins, New York
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0060251204
• ISBN 13: 9780060251208
• Binding: hardcover
• Edition: First.
• Condition: very good(-)
• Dust Jacket Condition: very good(-)
• Seller catalogs:
  • LAW
  • CRIME
  • AMERICANA
  • ESPIONAGE
  • SPY

About this title

Synopsis

A reconstruction of the Alger Hiss trial, using testimony from edited transcripts of the trial, during which the reader can assume the role of juror

From School Library Journal

Grade 6 Up-The still controversial perjury trial of the State Department official and alleged Communist spy serves as an effective introduction to the U.S. legal system. Readers are asked to take the role of the jury, consider the evidence, and decide on the defendant's guilt or innocence. As in the other books in this series, the often-conflicting testimony gives readers an idea of how difficult it can be for a jury to reach a verdict. The pages are well designed, and the black-and-white photographs of the principal personalities, diagrams, and documents that the Hiss jury worked with are included. In addition, this book serves as a historical document as this case was pivotal in the careers of such men as Richard Nixon. It also serves as a good example of how citizens' views of government have changed; in the early 50s, the idea that the FBI could lie was unthinkable. This is a rare sort of nonfiction title; it presents the facts, but also inspires, fascinates, and provides food for thought.
Todd Morning, Schaumburg Township Public Library, IL
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