Gideon's Trumpet

Lewis, Anthony

Published by Random House, NY, 1964

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Octavo, 262 pages. Maroon cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. Inscribed and signed by author on half-title page. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book with minor wear. Jacket with some tanning, chips and small tears with some loss on back. Slightly tanned pages. "Gideon's Trumpet" (1964) describes the story behind the 1963 landmark court case Gideon v. Wainwright, in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that criminal defendants have the right to an attorney even if they cannot afford one. The book won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Fact (non-fiction) Crime book. In 1980, a TV movie based on this case and book, and starring Henry Fonda, was aired. Anthony Lewis (1927 2013) was an American journalist, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, and a columnist for The New York Times. He is credited with creating the field of legal journalism in the United States.

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Gideon's Trumpet

Publisher

Random House, NY

Publication Date

1964

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Cloth

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1st Printing.

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Collectible Good

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good

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