Clarence Darrow: 22 books

Before he gained notoriety as the lawyer who defended teenage murderers Leopold and Loeb, lawyer Clarence Darrow was an important figure in the labor movement and progressive causes. In his talk Industrial Conspiracies, Darrow provides a wide-ranging look at his own political philosophy, including his...

Clarence Seward Darrow was a U.S. lawyer, leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union, and prominent advocate for Georgist economic reform. He defended teenage thrill killers Leopold and Loeb in their trial for murdering 14-year-old Robert "Bobby" Franks (1924). Some of his other cases included...

CONTENTS CHAPTER I ABOUT MY STORY CHAPTER II OF MY CHILDHOOD CHAPTER III MY HOME CHAPTER IV MY FATHER CHAPTER V THE DISTRICT SCHOOL CHAPTER VI THE SCHOOL READERS CHAPTER VII THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL CHAPTER VIII FARMINGTON CHAPTER IX THE CHURCH CHAPTER X THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL CHAPTER XI THE BURYING-GROUND CHAPTER...

CONTENTS: CHAPTER I ABOUT MY STORY CHAPTER II OF MY CHILDHOOD CHAPTER III MY HOME CHAPTER IV MY FATHER CHAPTER V THE DISTRICT SCHOOL CHAPTER VI THE SCHOOL READERS CHAPTER VII THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL CHAPTER VIII FARMINGTON CHAPTER IX THE CHURCH CHAPTER X THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL CHAPTER XI THE BURYING-GROUND CHAPTER...

The reader and observer is constantly reminded that "there is nothing new under the sun." We no sooner find some rare gem of thought or expression than we discover that it is only an old diamond, polished anew, perhaps, and offered as an original stone. Neither the reader nor the writer is always aware...

The novel is narrated in the first-person from the point of view of Alison Poole, "an ostensibly jaded, cocaine-addled, sexually voracious 20-year-old." Alison is originally from Virginia and lives in Manhattan, where she is involved in several sexual relationships and is aspiring to become an actress.

I feel very grateful to you for the warmth and earnestness of your reception. It makes me feel sure that I am amongst friends. If I had to be tried again, I would not mind taking a change of venue to Portland (applause); although I think I can get along where I am without much difficulty. The subject...

The reader and observer is constantly reminded that “there is nothing new under the sun.” We no sooner find some rare gem of thought or expression than we discover that it is only an old diamond, polished anew, perhaps, and offered as an original stone. Neither the reader nor the writer is always...