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[Mark J. Phillips, Aryn Z. Phillips] ✓ Trials of the Century: A Decade-by-Decade Look at Ten of America's Most Sensational Crimes ↠ Read Online eBook or Kindle ePUB. Trials of the Century: A Decade-by-Decade Look at Ten of America's Most Sensational Crimes Simpson murder trial. Simpson trial of 1994, the authors recount ten compelling tales spanning the century. Each is a story of celebrity and sex, prejudice and heartbreak, and all reveal how often the arc of American justice is pushed out of its trajectory by an insatiable media driven to sell copy.The most noteworthy cases are here--including the Lindbergh baby kidnapping, the Sam Sheppard murder trial ("The Fugitive"), the "Helter Skelter" murders of Charles Manson, and the O.J. But some cases
| Title | : | Trials of the Century: A Decade-by-Decade Look at Ten of America's Most Sensational Crimes |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.54 (662 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1633881954 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 340 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-27 |
| Language | : | English |
The cases read like exciting short stories Jake phillips One of the most interesting works of non-fiction I have picked up in a long time, Mark and Aryn Phillips masterfully craft a century's worth of legal drama into a series of meaningful windows into 20th century America. The cases read like exciting short stories, yet are tied together in theme and tone, and evoke the type of crime literature popularized by Arthur Conan Doyle more than a century ago. I highly recommend it.. Manny said Sensational Cases - Sensational Book!. This is that unique work so fascinating that you'll forget how much you're learning at the same time. The subject: the ten most compelling murder trials of the twentieth century, focusing on the legal, social and media aspects of the cases. It is delivered in a fast-moving yet thorough style that never once let go of my attention.Reading these cases as a group adds an entirely unique layer to the experience, in effect granting a bird's eye perspect. Martine said A fascinating read!. Just finished this book and if you are interested in True Crime (and who isn’t) and the unbelievable and incredible impact, and influence, the media has had in criminal cases over the past century, then this is a must read.Each case is brilliantly written and well researched. I love how each chapter is neatly wrapped up with a furtherance of what became of the primary players, as well as updates, additional information and items of interest (
Simpson murder trial. Simpson trial of 1994, the authors recount ten compelling tales spanning the century. Each is a story of celebrity and sex, prejudice and heartbreak, and all reveal how often the arc of American justice is pushed out of its trajectory by an insatiable media driven to sell copy.The most noteworthy cases are here--including the Lindbergh baby kidnapping, the Sam Sheppard murder trial ("The Fugitive"), the "Helter Skelter" murders of Charles Manson, and the O.J. But some cases that today are lesser known also provide fascinating glimpses into the tenor of the time: the media sensation created by yellow journalist William Randolph Hearst around the murder trial of 1920s movie star Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle; the murder of the Scarsdale Diet guru by an elite prep-school headmistress in the 1980s; and more. Starting with the murder of famed architect Stanford White in 1906 and ending with the O.J. The authors conclude with an epilogue on the infamous Casey Anthony (“tot mom”)trial, showing that the twenty-first century is as prone to sensationalism as the last c
He is also an adjunct professor at the University of West Los Angeles College of Law, where he teaches courses on trusts and estates.Aryn Z. Mark J. Phillips has been practicing law for thirty-five years with the Law Offices of Goldfarb, Sturman & Averbach in Encino, California. . Phillips holds undergraduate degrees in history and international relations from Emory University and a
Phillips (father/daughter) unite their obvious skills as attorney and sociologist respectively as they present eleven of the nation’s most-infamous criminal trials. I thoroughly enjoyed it.” —Laurie Levenson, professor of law, Loyola Law School “An engrossing history of some of the most-notorious murder trials of the twentieth century. Each of these trials in its own day and time was labeled by the press as ‘the trial of the century.’ The individual case studies are fascinating, but of greater value is h
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