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Judgment and Mercy : The Turbulent Life and Times of the Judge Who Condemned the Rosenbergs /

"The first biography of the federal judge Irving Robert Kaufman (1910-92). Kaufman presided over the atomic espionage trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg in 1951 and sentenced them to death. The book also examines Kaufman's rise from poverty, his work as a celebrated prosecutor, his landma...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Siegel, Martin J., 1966- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : Three Hills, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2023.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"The first biography of the federal judge Irving Robert Kaufman (1910-92). Kaufman presided over the atomic espionage trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg in 1951 and sentenced them to death. The book also examines Kaufman's rise from poverty, his work as a celebrated prosecutor, his landmark opinions expanding civil liberties, and his often tragic personal life"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (448 pages).
ISBN:9781501768538