Famous Trials: Cases That Made History - Softcover

F.J. McLynn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0753700476 ISBN 13: 9780753700471

Publisher: Bounty Books, 1999

Synopsis

Courtroom battles from some of the most famous trials in history, spanning over 2000 years.

About this title

From School Library Journal:

YA?A readable text succinctly but thoroughly provides the background and discusses the people involved and the arguments given in memorable trials throughout history. Postscripts present the ramifications of the case in the years since it occurred. Adjacent boxed inserts make it easy to spot related information. Readers will be drawn to the eye-catching illustrations, photographs, editorial cartoons, and quotations that appear in the margins. No specific criteria is given for how or why cases were selected, but they have all had global significance. The trials of Socrates, Jesus, Thomas More, Danton (French Revolution), Dreyfus, Chinese Gang of Four, Galileo, John Brown, Tojo, Scopes, and Nelson Mandela are among the cases included. Each trial is covered in either four or six pages, nearly half of which is illustration or white space. The detailed index will assist researchers as the text arrangement is more appropriate for browsers. Cases are arranged by the type of court in which they were heard (special, church, military, or jury trial). A valuable resource.?Claudia Moore, W. T. Woodson High School, Fairfax, VA
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About this edition

• Publisher: Bounty Books
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0753700476
• ISBN 13: 9780753700471
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192