Clarence Darrow
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Clarence Darrow: Attorney for the Damned
By John A. FarrellAmong the first to engage his services was Dr. Charles Arnold, who had been sued for slander by Richard McDonough, a rival for an office in the “Grand Lodge of the Knights and Ladies of Honor." Darrow presented witnesses who testified ...
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Clarence Darrow: American Iconoclast
By Andrew E. KerstenA portrait of the famous lawyer goes beyond his political beliefs and work on controversial cases to offer insight into his contributions as an early modernity iconoclast, citing his achievements as a voice against corporate and government ...
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Clarence Darrow
By John E. DriemenPrendergast's attorney , Captain Black , knew his client's only defense was to plead insanity . Such a plea would protect Prendergast under the Illinois law that stipulates : “ No one can be found guilty of any crime when committed in a ...
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Clarence Darrow: Attorney for the Damned
By John A. FarrellScopes; Herbert Hicks to Ira Hicks, July 22, 1925, Sue Hicks papers, University of Tennessee; Russell Owen, ... In Native Son, Richard Wright patterned attorney Boris Max on Darrow, whom the author called “the quintessence of all that ...
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Clarence Darrow: A One-man Play
By David W. Rintels, Irving StoneHere is the famous attorney reminiscing over his long and renowned career, touching on many of his famous trials, including the "Monkey" trial and the sensational Leopold-Loeb case.
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Clarence Darrow: The Creation of an American Myth
By Richard J. Jensen, Clarence DarrowHe reviled the rich for their cupidity and they found his rhetoric repulsive. Plebians believed him their champion and patricians knew he was their bete noire, remarks Halford Ryan in...
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Clarence Darrow: Attorney for the Damned
By John FarrellDrawing on untapped archives and full of fresh revelations, here is the definitive biography of America's legendary defense attorney and progressive hero.Clarence Darrow is the lawyer every law school student dreams of being: On the side of ...