In the crime annals of twentieth-century America, three cases stand out: the kidnapping and murder of the Lindbergh baby; the Sacco and Vanzetti affair, which reflected - as early as the twenties - the ordinary American's passionate hatred of 'un-American activities'; and - most extraordinary of all - the case of Harry Thaw, who killed Stanford White, New York's 'Great Voluptuary', in 1907. (Thaw defended himself of the grounds of 'Dementia Americana' - the right to shoot a seducer with impunity.)
These cases still retain their power to fascinate and horrify us. Rupert Furneauz's graphic descriptions not only recall the drama of the trials but also recreaate all the tension that accompanied them far beyond the courtroom.
Képgarancia: Alba Litera saját kép. Író/Szerző: John Grisham Kiadó: Arrow Books Kiadás éve: 2003 Oldalszám: 490 Kötés: Puhatáblás Nyelv: Angol Állapot: jó ISBN: 0099416174 Méret: 11 cm x ...
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