Darrow’s Nightmare
The Forgotten Story of America’s Most Famous Trial Lawyer
Darrow’s Nightmare is not a biography but rather the true story of America’s best-known lawyer, the woman he loved, and the worst two years of their life together (1911-13) when Clarence Darrow stood trial as a criminal defendant. But for the representation of Los Angeles attorney Earl Rogers, Darrow’s career might have ended in City of Angels. Learn more…
General Otis and M & M
/0 Comments/in California Labor Movement /by Nelson JohnsonBetween 1890 and 1895, sometimes with other newspapers, more often alone, General Otis waged war on the International Typographical Union, Local 174 (“ITU” or “Local 174”). Throughout this period, he viewed his showdowns with Local 174 as a death struggle, part of a holy war with the goal of remaining “masters of our own business.” […]