The Trial of the Century
$43.66
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
1 April 2025
Summary
A “masterful” history of the iconic attorney Clarence Darrow and the famous Scopes Monkey Trial, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author.
Nearly a century ago, famed liberal attorney Clarence Darrow defended schoolteacher John Scopes in a blockbuster legal proceeding that brought the attention of the entire country to the small town of Dayton, Tennessee. Darrow’s seminal defense of freedom of speech helped form the legal bedrock on which our civil liberties depend today. Expertl…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781982198596 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1982198591 |
| Author: | Gregg Jarrett, Don Yaeger |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 1 April 2025 |
| Weight: | 259g |
| Dimensions: | 19mm x 152mm x 229mm |
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Critics Review
“Page by page, Jarrett details the intricacies of the Scopes trial in the kind of masterful way that could perhaps only be done by someone who is both a writer and a lawyer.”– “The American Spectator”
“A satisfying traditional history that celebrates the good guys.”– “Kirkus (starred review)”
“Colorful and dramatic…. Those new to the case will be especially rewarded by this solid look back at one of the most consequential free speech debates in American history.”– “Publishers Weekly”
Gregg Jarrett
Gregg Jarrett is a legal and political analyst, author, and attorney. He joined Fox News in 2002 after more than a decade at local and national news outlets including NBC, ABC, Court TV, and MSNBC. He is the author of two previous New York Times bestsellers, Witch Hunt and The Russian Hoax. Follow him on X @GreggJarrett.
Don Yaeger is a New York Times bestselling author, longtime associate editor at Sports Illustrated, and one of the most in-demand public speakers on the corporate circuit. He is the host of the highly rated Corporate Competitor Podcast. He lives in Tallahassee, Florida, with his wife and two children.
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