Clarence Darrow for the Defense (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Irving Stone
- First Published: 1941
- Time of Work: 1857–1938
- Setting: Chicago
- Principal Characters: Clarence Darrow, John P. Altgeld, William Jennings Bryan, Ruby Hamerstrom Darrow
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: Socialism, Murder or homicide, Trials, Law or legislation, Lawyers, Biography, Strikes or lockouts, Evolution, Courts or courtrooms
- Locales: Chicago, IL
Form and Content
Clarence Darrow for the Defense, by Irving Stone, is a study of one man, his profession, and some of the most exciting events in American history from the 1890’s to the 1930’s. The man is Clarence Darrow, whose gradual rise to fame is documented in the book’s first two chapters by author Stone. Subsequent chapters are based on famous trials in which Darrow was involved. Stone makes clear all along that a major contribution of Darrow was to bring idealism to the legal profession, a profession which, Darrow stated, lacked both idealism and...
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