The Sacco and Vanzetti Controversial Murder Trial A Headline Court Case |
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| Author:
| Monroe, Judy |
| Series title: | Headline Court Cases Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7660-1387-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2000 |
| Publisher: | Enslow Publishing, LLC
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $19.95USD $28.27 |
Book Description:
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In a controversial murder trial in Massachusetts, defendants Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, two Italian immigrants, attracted national attention. After two employees of the shoe company where Sacco worked were killed, they were arrested and charged with the murders. Sacco and Vanzetti were convicted and executed, but were they wrongly accused and convicted? Sacco and Vanzetti were anarchists, they supported a political system that called for the overthrow of all systems of...
More DescriptionIn a controversial murder trial in Massachusetts, defendants Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, two Italian immigrants, attracted national attention. After two employees of the shoe company where Sacco worked were killed, they were arrested and charged with the murders. Sacco and Vanzetti were convicted and executed, but were they wrongly accused and convicted? Sacco and Vanzetti were anarchists, they supported a political system that called for the overthrow of all systems of government. Some eighty years after the convictions, questions remain about the fairness of the trial. Did fear and suspicion lead to an unfair verdict?