Gideon's Trumpet
- ISBN-10
- 030780528X
- ISBN-13
- 9780307805287
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-09-14
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Author
- Anthony Lewis
Description
A history of the landmark case of Clarence Earl Gideon's fight for the right to legal counsel. Notes, table of cases, index. The classic backlist bestseller. More than 800,000 sold since its first pub date of 1964.
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