The devil on trial : witches, anarchists, atheists, communists, and terrorists in America's courtrooms / by Phillip Marguiles and Maxine Rosaler.

Author/creator Margulies, Phillip, 1952-
Other author Rosaler, Maxine.
Format Book
Publication InfoBoston : Houghton Mifflin Co., 2008.
Description218 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 26 cm
Subjects

Contents The Salem witch trials -- The Haymarket bomb trial -- The Scopes monkey trial -- The trials of Alger Hiss -- The trials of Zacarias Moussaoui.
Abstract Featuring five famous trials, this book examines the way an individual's right to a fair trial can be threatened when people are tempted to abandon their principles in the name of safety.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [203] - 207) and index.
Study program note Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning
Awards noteA Junior Library Guild selection
LCCN 2008001870
ISBN9780618717170
ISBN061871717X
Stock numberJunior Library Guild http://www.juniorlibraryguild.com

Availability

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Joyner TRC Nonfiction 345.73 M3372D ✔ Available Place Hold