Presents a selection of 500 letters by Clarence Darrow, the pre-eminent courtroom lawyer of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. This collection provides a chronology of Darrow's life, and biographical sketches of the important individuals who appear in the letters.
Darrow's beliefs, delivered with an urbane blending of wit, lawyer's logic, satire, and sentiment, remain a part of our continuing social philosophy. They are aptly illustrated in this superb collection. (Legal Reference)