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Twisted Confessions Twisted Confessions Charles E. Skoller In the early 1960s, the quiet borough of Queens was rocked by the violent and brutal murders of Barbara Kralik, Annie Mae Johnson, and Kitty Genovese. These murders shocked not only Queens and New Yo… OL12036575W
Procès de condamnation et de réhabilitation de Jeanne d'Arc, dite La Pucelle Procès de condamnation et de réhabilitation de Jeanne d'Arc, dite La Pucelle Saint Joan of Arc this is a 5-volume collection of all the original documents concerning the trials of condemnation and of rehabilitatin of Joan of Arc (1431 and 1456) and it is absolutely basic for all research into … OL1234081W
Social scientists for social justice Social scientists for social justice John P. Jackson Kenneth Clark's demonstration that Black children preferred white dolls to black ones was one of many studies to show the debilitating psychological effects of racism and segregation. Clark and other… OL12344259W
The great decision The great decision Cliff Sloan In 1800, the United States teetered on the brink of a second revolution. The presidential election between Adams and Jefferson was a bitterly contested tie, and the government neared collapse. The Su… OL13647034W
Peaches & Daddy Peaches & Daddy Michael M. Greenburg Traces the scandalous marriage between middle-aged Manhattan millionaire Edward Browning and fifteen-year-old Frances "Peaches" Heenan in 1926, and chronicles the courtroom drama of their divorce and… OL13748936W
Cross purposes Cross purposes Paula Abrams In 1922, the people of Oregon passed legislation requiring all children to attend public schools. For the nativists and progressives who had campaigned for the Oregon School Bill, it marked the first… OL13820180W
Dred Scott and the dangers of a political court Dred Scott and the dangers of a political court Ethan Greenberg The Dred Scott decision of 1857 is widely (and correctly) regarded as the very worst in the long history of the U.S. Supreme Court. The decision held that no African American could ever be a U.S. cit… OL13854660W
The Bounty mutiny The Bounty mutiny Edward Willet "Examines the Bounty mutiny and subsequent trials of its participants, including the mutineers plans, the journey of the ship, the trial of the mutineers, and the movie made about the story"--Provide… OL15038021W
The story of the Amistad The story of the Amistad Emma Gelders Sterne A fictional account of the 1839 revolt of Africans, led by Cinque, against their Spanish captors aboard the slave ship Amistad, and their subsequent arrival in the United States, where they were trie… OL1523119W
The long black schooner The long black schooner Emma Gelders Sterne A fictional account of the 1839 revolt of Africans, led by Cinque, against their Spanish captors aboard the slave ship Amistad, and their subsequent arrival in the United States, where they were trie… OL1523124W
The rape case The rape case Irving Morris An ugliness which still exists to this day, my Uncle Irving won this case. Only by reading can one take this journey through past times. Allow yourself, become witness to the poisoning of thoughts.… OL15415321W
Major Farran's hat Major Farran's hat David Cesarani Explores why Britain lost Palestine, linking its counterinsurgency and diplomatic strategies through the role of Roy Farran, commander of British counterterrorism squads, to the abduction of a Jewish… OL15449167W
The killer of little shepherds The killer of little shepherds Douglas P. Starr This book is a riveting true crime story that vividly recounts the birth of modern forensics. At the end of the 19th century, serial murderer Joseph Vacher, known and feared as "The Killer of Little … OL15507682W
Gibbons v. Ogden, law, and society in the early republic Gibbons v. Ogden, law, and society in the early republic Thomas H. Cox Gibbons v. Ogden, Law, and Society in the Early Republic examines a landmark decision in American jurisprudence, the first Supreme Court case to deal with the thorny legal issue of interstate commerc… OL15726072W
Monkey girl Monkey girl Edward Humes What should we teach our children about where we come from? Is evolution good science? Is it a lie? Is it incompatible with faith? Did Charles Darwin really say man came from monkeys? Have scientists… OL15832139W
Sacred bond Sacred bond Phyllis Chesler Primary source. OL15856617W
The body of John Merryman The body of John Merryman Brian McGinty 253 p., [10] p. of plates : 22 cm OL16167206W
People Who Eat Darkness People Who Eat Darkness Richard Lloyd Parry An incisive and compelling account of the case of 21-year-old Lucie Blackman, who stepped out into the vastness of Tokyo in the summer of 2000 and disappeared forever. The following winter, her disme… OL16308261W
The Dred Scott decision The Dred Scott decision Bonnie L. Lukes Traces the history of the landmark Supreme Court decision that defined the rights of slaves in the United States. OL16465914W
Murder by Gravity? Judge Sets a Man Free to Murder His Wife! A Juror's Story Murder by Gravity? Judge Sets a Man Free to Murder His Wife! A Juror's Story Cherie Huyett Achtemeier Due to one giant judicial misstep, Richard Handcock (the actual spelling), a violent repetitive criminal and spousal abuser was sent home on an electronic monitor where he soon killed his wife, a bea… OL9804342W
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