The Leo Frank Case / Leonard Dinnerstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dinnerstein, Leonard, author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1966]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Studies the murder conviction of Leo Frank in Georgia in 1915. Frank, a Northern Jewish industrialist was convicted of murdering a thirteen year of working girl. This case demonstrates the fears surrounding the time and the changing demographics in the south.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Acknowledgments

Contents

I. The Murder of Mary Phagan

II. Prejudice and Perjury

III. An American Dreyfus

IV. The First Appeal

V. Tom Watson and William J. Burns

VI. Wisdom without Justice

VII. Commutation

VIII. Vigilante Justice

IX. Aftermath

Appendix A. Excerpt from the Appeal of Frank's Lawyers for a New Trial

Appendix B. The Ballad of Mary Phagan

Appendix C. Freeman's Tale

Appendix D. A Georgian's View

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

0-231-89513-5

OCLC:

1100431276