Original order retained.
When the state of Idaho prosecuted William "Big Bill" Haywood in 1907 for ordering the assassination of former governor Frank Steunenberg, fifteen years of union bombings and murders, fifteen years of mine owner intimidation and greed, and fifteen years of government abuse of process and denials of liberties spilled into the national headlines. Featuring James McParland, America's most famous detective; Harry Orchard, America's most notorious mass murderer turned state's witness; Big Bill Haywood, America's most radical labor leader; and Clarence Darrow, America's most famous defense attorney, the Haywood trial ranks as one of the most fascinating criminal trials in history.
Collection is open for research.
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A study of the conspiracy trials of Western Federation of Miners officials for the murder of former Idaho governor Frank Steunenburg. Included are two letters from the author to the directors of the Idaho State Historical Society and the University of Idaho library.
Cover has title: The Haywood-Pettibone trials : post-mortem.