Sluff of History's Boot Soles - Dayton's (Ohio) Bench and Bar

Greer, David C.

ISBN 10: 1882203089 / ISBN 13: 9781882203086

Published by First edition, published by Orange Frazer Press, Wilmington, Ohio, 1996., 1996

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Near fine with very good to fine dust jacket. Inscribed by the author on front fly leaf. Dust jacket is bumped near top of spine and is lightly bumped at bottom of spine. 577 pages with index, bibliography and many illustrations.

Seller Inventory # 6427

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sluff of History's Boot Soles - Dayton's (Ohio) Bench and Bar
• Publisher: First edition, published by Orange Frazer Press, Wilmington, Ohio, 1996.
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1882203089
• ISBN 13: 9781882203086
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

Well-known Ohio trial lawyer and musician, David Greer, may also become Ohio's favorite dinner guest. This is not just a local history about the lawyers and judges of Dayton. Sluff of History's Boot Soles is a study of particulars in search of universals. Within a 200-year sweep of Ohio history distinct personalities come to life: Samuel Markham thought his driver's license carried an exemption to observing red traffic lights since he acquired his license before such lights came into existance; Irvin Delscamp brought his lunch in a paper bag to his office fearing if he left, Jack Egan would go through the mail and take all the fees. When Jack Patricoff's client received a stiff prison sentence the client turned to his lawyer and asked "What to we do now Patricoff serenly replied, "I think you'll go to the penetentiary and I think I'll go back to my office." The comic episode or the deflating moment always triumps over pride, pomposity, and pretense. It's a tapestry of the people and events in a notable Midwestern Big Town. It's a compendium of stories, sketches, and facts with many entrances and exits. And, if you can't have David Greer at your dinner table, it's a sizable, though non-banjo-playing, substitute. 523 pages.