{"product_id":"the-great-trials-of-clarence-darrow-the-landmark-cases-of-leopold-and-loeb-john-t-scopes-and-ossian-sweet-9780061161506","title":"The Great Trials of Clarence Darrow: The Landmark Cases of Leopold and Loeb, John T. Scopes, and Ossian Sweet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Wonderfully evocative... Donald McRae captures the Great Defender in all his complexity.... A joy to read.\" -- Kevin Boyle, National Book Award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eArc of Justice\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Astonishingly vivid.\" --James Tobin, Award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eErnie Pyle's War\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story of the three dramatic trials that resurrected the life and career of America's most colorful--and controversial--defense attorney: Clarence Darrow. Many books, plays, and movies have covered Darrow and the trials of Leopold and Loeb, John T. Scopes, and Ossian Sweet before: Geoffrey Cowan's \u003cem\u003eThe People v. Clarence Darrow\u003c\/em\u003e; Simon Baatz's \u003cem\u003eFor the Thrill of It\u003c\/em\u003e; Kevin Boyle's \u003cem\u003eArc of Justice\u003c\/em\u003e; Meyer Levin's \u003cem\u003eCompulsion\u003c\/em\u003e and the film adaptation of the same name; \u003cem\u003eInherit the Wind\u003c\/em\u003e; but few, if any, have achieved the intimacy and immediacy of Donald McRae's \u003cem\u003eThe Great Trials of Clarence Darrow\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMcRae, Donald:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eDonald McRae is the acclaimed author of five nonfiction books, including \u003cem\u003eEvery Second Counts: The Race to Transplant the First Human Heart\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHeroes Without a Country: America's Betrayal of Joe Louis and Jesse Owens\u003c\/em\u003e. He is the only writer to have won the William Hill UK Sports Book of the Year Award twice. In 2005 he was named Feature Writer of the Year for his work in \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e. McRae lives near London with his family.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50459894481170,"sku":"9780061161506","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_aa890121-fe00-4df9-bc84-f81e62db2fd8.jpg?v=1730012434","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-great-trials-of-clarence-darrow-the-landmark-cases-of-leopold-and-loeb-john-t-scopes-and-ossian-sweet-9780061161506","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}