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| Genre/Form: | Biography |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Clarence Darrow |
| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Clarence Darrow; Edward J Larson; Jack Marshall |
| ISBN: | 9780812966770 0812966775 |
| OCLC Number: | 73503253 |
| Notes: | "2007 Modern Library paperback original"--T.p. verso |
| Description: | xix, 254 p. ; 21 cm. |
| Contents: | Chapter 1 Lectures, Speeches, and Addresses -- Introduction: From The Story of My Life 3 -- Main Selection: "Crime and Criminals" 6 -- Supplementary Selections: "Why I Am an Agnostic" 18 -- "The Right of Revolution" 21 -- "The Problem of the Negro" 24 -- Chapter 2 Opening Statements and Trial Arguments -- Introduction: From The Story of My Life 29 -- Main Selection: From Tennessee v. Scopes 31 -- Supplementary Selection: From Idaho v. Haywood 50 -- Chapter 3 Articles and Essays -- Introduction: From The Story of My Life 62 -- Main Selection: "The Myth of the Soul" 63 -- Supplementary Selections: "How to Pick a Jury" 75 -- "Absurdities of the Bible" 84 -- Chapter 4 Debates -- Introduction: From The Story of My Life 89 -- Main Selection: "Are We Machines?" 91 -- Supplementary Selections: "Is Life Worth Living?" 103 -- "Is the Human Race Permanently Progressing Toward a Better Civilization?" 111 -- Chapter 5 Witness Examinations -- Introduction: From The Story of My Life 120 -- Main Selection: Bryan Examination from Tennessee v. Scopes 122 -- Supplementary Selections: Aller Examination from Idaho v. Haywood 131 -- Schuknecht Examination from Michigan v. Sweet 139 -- Morgan Examination from Tennessee v. Scopes 148 -- Voir Dire from Idaho v. Haywood 154 -- Examination of Expert Witnesses from Hawaii v. Fortescue 156 -- Chapter 6 Fiction -- Introduction: From "Realism in Literature and Art" 161 -- Main Selection: "The Breaker Boy" 164 -- Supplementary Selections: "Little Louis Epstine" 172 -- Rules of Conduct" from Farmington 180 -- Chapter 7 Biographical Writings and Speeches -- Introduction: From Darrow's Reflections on His Sixty-first Birthday 183 -- Main Selection: Voltaire 185 -- Supplementary Selection: John Brown 204 -- Chapter 8 Closing Arguments -- Introduction: From The Story of My Life 213 -- Main Selection: From Michigan v. Sweet 214 -- Supplementary Selections: From Idaho v. Haywood 230 -- From Illinois v. Leopold and Loeb 235 -- From Hawaii v. Fortescue 240 -- Biographical Timeline 249. |
| Series Title: | Modern Library classics. |
| Responsibility: | edited and with an introduction by Edward J. Larson and Jack Marshall. |
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