The Hard Coal Docket : One Hundred and Fifty Years of the Bench and Bar of Carbon County 1843-1993
Lehighton PA: John P. Lavelle, 1994.
Illustrated by Illustrated. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. Item #16964
Light wear; Dust Jacket spine sun, otherwise light wear. Solid oversize hardcover. ; SIGNED by the author on the Dedication page; John P Lavelle is President Judge of Carbon County. "It is a panoramic view of one hundred and fifty years of a small county's legal system at work during a period of extraordinary industrial growth and conflict and then during a time of recession and rebirth. ... The book recounts every major trial in Carbon County history, from the first case of Murder One in 1844 to the "Mudman" Simon Trial in June of 1982. One full chapter is devoted to the famous "Molly Maguire" Trials of the 1870s. Lavelle places them in their social and historical setting and painstakingly examines from from a due process perspective to determine whether the "Mollies" receive fair trials. ... Lavell provides sixty-five deftly drawn portraits of notable members of the Carbon Bar and biographies of all fifteen judges in Carbon County history noting thie contributions." ; ix, 430 pages; Signed by Author.
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