Great American Trials: Trials from 1637-2001 - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0787649015 ISBN 13: 9780787649012

Publisher: Cengage Gale, 2001

Synopsis

The updated and expanded edition of this RUSA Outstanding Reference Source brings to life approximately 360 of the most compelling legal battles in American history. Illustrated entries cover trials that were historically and/or legally significant as well as those that gained notoriety and large public interest. Featuring trials from the 1800s to the present, entries in this comprehensive two-volume set cover the principals involved, the crime charged, the verdict and sentence, and the significance and impact of each trial. Features include a bibliography, further reading list and detailed keyword index.

About this title

Synopsis:

This work details approximately 360 of the most compelling courtroom battles in American history in two volumes. Volume one covers trials from 1637-1949 and Volume two covers trials from 1950-2001. Illustrated entries cover trials that were historically and/or legally significant as well as those that gained notoriety and large public interest. Featuring trials from the 1800s to the present, entries cover the principals involved, the crime charged, the verdict and sentence, and the significance and impact of each trial.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cengage Gale
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0787649015
• ISBN 13: 9780787649012
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 800
• Editor: Knappman Edward, Knappman Elizabeth Frost