Big Trouble: A Murder in a Small Western Town Sets off a Struggle for the Soul of America.On a snowy night just after Christmas, 1905, in the small town of Caldwell, Idaho Caldwell is a city in and the county seat of Canyon County, Idaho, United States.GR6 The population was 25,967 at the 2000 census. Caldwell is the home of the College of Idaho. It is considered part of the Boise metropolitan area. , the state's former governor, Frank Steunenberg Frank Steunenberg (born August 8, 1861 in Keokuk, Iowa – died December 30, 1905 in Caldwell, Idaho) was the fourth Governor of the State of Idaho, serving from 1897 until 1901. , was blown "into eternity," by a bomb attached to his garden gate. Starting with this incident, two-time Pulitzer Prize Pulitzer Prize Any of a series of annual prizes awarded by Columbia University for outstanding public service and achievement in American journalism, letters, and music. Fellowships are also awarded. winner J. Anthony Lukas creates a saga that embraces the political and social passions of an entire nation at century's turn in Big Trouble: A Murder in a Small Western Town Sets Off a Struggle for the Soul of America. The centerpiece of the book is Lukas' account of the trial that followed the murder, which was investigated by Pinkerton detective James McParland. McParland's plan to kidnap the radical union leader "Big Bill" Haywood from Colorado to stand trial in Idaho set the scene for a confrontation between the prosecutor, Senator William Borah, and the defender, Clarence Darrow. Ultimately, the case drew the attention of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes and his Supreme Court colleagues, who sanctioned the kidnapping. President Theodore Roosevelt aggressively intervened in the case, sparking massive protests by workers across the land. Drawing on many previously undiscovered sources, Lukas offers new information that contributes greatly to his fresh interpretation of the roots and consequences of the Haywood case. He reports that in a letter Roosevelt tried to influence the Court by labeling Haywood "an undesirable citizen." The author reveals that Darrow probably bribed a key corroborative cor·rob·o·rate tr.v. cor·rob·o·rat·ed, cor·rob·o·rat·ing, cor·rob·o·rates To strengthen or support with other evidence; make more certain. See Synonyms at confirm. witness and that the mine owners of Colorado not only financed the trial, but called most of the shots for the prosecution. As J. Anthony Lukas examines the fault lines in the American society of nearly a hundred years ago, he suggests which of these great dilemmas remain unresolved today, as the 20th century draws to a close. Big Rouble ROUBLE. The name of a coin. The rouble of Russia, as money of account, is deemed and taken at the custom-house, to be of the value of seventy-five cents. Act March 3, 1843. (875 pages) is published by Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster U.S. publishing company. It was founded in 1924 by Richard L. Simon (1899–1960) and M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), whose initial project, the original crossword-puzzle book, was a best-seller. , 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of 10020, 212/ 698-7541 and sells for $32.50. |
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