Clarence Darrow: American Iconoclast
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| Rating | : | 4.78 (880 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 080909486X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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All rights reserved. But he eventually left them to become "the attorney for the damned," defending unionists, miners, and other members of the working class, as well as lawbreakers and the poor. From Publishers Weekly Relating the life of one of America's most progressive lawyers, Clarence Darrow (1857–1938), Kersten (Race, Jobs, and the War; Politics and Progress) portrays the "Old Lion" as a socially conscious maverick full of contradictions. Born of solid rural Midwestern stock, Darrow started as a real estate, insurance, and collections agent, until his calm, rational style as a lawyer elevated him to prominence. When he moved to Chicago in 1887, he became an influential member of the city's politi
OK But Not Great J. J. O'connor Make that more like 2.5 stars. While it is interesting to hear more about Darrow's political side and the fact that he seemed to move in and out of allegiances often based on personal expediency or money, the book skimps too much on the legal side. I realize that Darrow was often less the lawyer on the case than the advocate for the closing argument but Gersten actually summarizes three of his biggest cases in one short chapter, breezing by a lot of detail. But he does capture the incredible power of his. Norman A. Pattis said An American Hero. Clarence Darrow is the sort of icon whose status guarantees that new biographies will be produced about him from time to time. Although dead now some 7An American Hero Clarence Darrow is the sort of icon whose status guarantees that new biographies will be produced about him from time to time. Although dead now some 73 years, his presence lingers. He is on anyone’s short list as one of the nation’s greatest trial lawyers. Andrew Kersten’s, Clarence Darrow: American Iconoclast, is a welcome addition to the burgeoning literature on Darrow.Kersten is an historian without legal training, and his work can therefore be maddeningly vague. A lodestar guiding . years, his presence lingers. He is on anyone’s short list as one of the nation’s greatest trial lawyers. Andrew Kersten’s, Clarence Darrow: American Iconoclast, is a welcome addition to the burgeoning literature on Darrow.Kersten is an historian without legal training, and his work can therefore be maddeningly vague. A lodestar guiding . but what I have read so far is excellent. the reason I bought this book was because I have not finished the book., but what I have read so far is excellent. the reason I bought this book was because of the documentary that I saw on one of is cases. Lobe and Leopole. Darrow at the time was the greatest trial lawyer in the country. These were two collage kids who planed to murder someone because they thought they could get away with it. There parents were millionaires. they faced the death penalty. Darrow had defended 50 death penalty cases. He lost his first one. He never lost another. t
But his politics do not define his career or enduring importance. Prior biographers have all sought to shoehorn Darrow, born in 1857, into a single political party or cause. Going well beyond the familiar story of the socially conscious lawyer and drawing upon new archival records, Kersten shows Darrow as early modernity’s greatest iconoclast. During a period of enormous transformations encompassing the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era, Darrow fought fiercely to preserve individual choice as an ever more corporate America sought to restrict it.. Kersten narrates the complete life of America’s most legendary lawyer and the struggle that defined it, the fight for the American traditions of individualism, freedom, and liberty in the face of the country’s inexorable march toward modernity. Clarence Darrow is best remembered for his i