The People v. Clarence Darrow; The Bribery Trial of America's Greatest Lawyer
New York: Times Books/Random House, 1995. Special Edition [stated]. Hardcover. [5], xxx, 546 pages, [2]. Introduction by Allan M. Dershowitz. Cast of Characters. Notes. Selected Bibliography. Index. This special edition "has been privately printed for the members of The Notable Trials Library". New type matter was composed by P&M Typesetting , Inc., in Garamond. The text paper was especially made for this edition by the P. H. Blatfelter Company. The volume has been quarter-bound in genuine leather by Quebecor Printing Sherwood. Endives are a specially commissioned design of Richard J. Wolfe. Edges are gilded: the spin is stamped in 22-karat gold. Cover stampings and design of the edition by Daniel B. Bianchi and Selma Ordewer. A recreation of Clarence Darrow's 1912 trial for jury tampering provides a vivid study of the legal system in Los Angeles at the turn of the century and provides detailed portraits of the key personalities involved in the case. Geoffrey Cowan is an American lawyer, professor, author, and non-profit executive. He is currently a University Professor at the University of Southern California, where he holds the Annenberg Family Chair in Communication Leadership and directs the Annenberg School's Center on Communication Leadership & Policy. In 2010, Cowan was named president of The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands, a position he held until 2016. In this role, Cowan was commissioned with the task of turning the 200-acre estate of Walter Annenberg and his wife Leonore into "a venue for important retreats for top government officials and leaders in the fields of law, education, philanthropy, the arts, culture, science and medicine." More