BIG TROUBLE. A Murder in a Small Western Town Sets Off a Struggle for the Soul of America

Hardback. An account of a 1905 bombing of an ex-governor of Idaho, Frank Steunenberg, and what was described at the time as the first "trial of the century," featuring labour leader William "Big Bill" Heywood and defence lawyer Clarence Darrow. Illus., Notes, Bibliog. and Index. 875pp. lge. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Includes loosely inserted newspaper cutting reporting the Pulitzer-Prize winning author's suicide just prior to the publication of his book. Small bump to tail of sp. o/w Nr. F. in Vg+ dw. A heavy book which will require additional postage.