Sacco and Vanzetti: The Men, the Murders, and the Judgment of Mankind
by Bruce Watson
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Author: Bruce WatsonEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Published)
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Published: 2007-08-16
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 448
Publisher: Viking Adult
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Book Review: The Judgement of Mankind
Summary: 5 Stars
Emphasis on the "Judgment of Mankind" portion of the subtitle. Bruce Watson's impeccable, full-blown account of the Sacco & Vanzetti case is a chilling read. In 1920, two known Italian anarchists are arrested and charged with the murder of two payroll clerks in Braintree, MA. What could easily have been presented as a staid dissertation is in Watson's hands a riveting, even suspenseful story (despite knowing the outcome). Relying on court records, FBI files, and the words of Sacco & Vanzetti themselves, Watson thoroughly reviews the facts while exposing what is undoubtedly the most high profile case of injustice in Massachusetts history (perhaps even the US). Going beyond the simple facts of the case, the author captures the tensions of the times as well as the bigotry and close mindedness of an old world America not willing to accept anything even remotely questioning the American way of life. Were Sacco & Vanzetti innocent scapegoats or hell-raising radicals? Watson makes no overt claim that they were innocent of the crime, but shows enough evidence to prove that they were at least entitled to a second trial: evidence tampering; a jury hand selected at night; myriad versions of the same story told by the same people; affidavits proclaiming these men where elsewhere on the day of the crime; SIX years of appeals. If nothing else, it's difficult to believe that police solved this heinous crime in a mere twenty days!
There are insightful takes on the case by the likes of Oliver Wendall Holmes (who, in what is probably the most jarring quote in the book, tell his secretary that in the US, "We practice law, not 'justice'"), Edna St. Vincent Millay, Fiorella La Guardia, and Dorothy Parker. A great take on a case that has rightly been likened to Dickens' BLEAK HOUSE.
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