Scoundrels in Law: The Trials of Howe and Hummel, Lawyers to the Gangsters, Cops, Starlets, and Rakes Who Made the Gilded Age
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (801 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0061714283 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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--Jay Freeman . Hummel was more restrained in court but a ruthless backroom operator. Still, many of these men required legal representation, and among the most skilled (and unprincipled) New York lawyers were William Howe and Abrahm Hummel. From Booklist The decades following the Civil War were characterized by explosive industrial expansion and virtually unchecked urban growth. In Murphy's rendering, Howe and Hummel are fascinating and enjoyable characters when viewed at a distance, but she also sees them as worthy symbols of an age when amorality was elevated to a virtue. This was what Mark Twain called the “Gilded Age,“ where a gilt surface hi
Grey Wolffe said An Interesting Historical Side-Light. What made Cait Murphy's previous book "Crazy 'O8" interesting was all the original research that she did that had not been published before. In the case of "Scoundrels in Law" much of what is in the book is a rehash of a book about Howe and Hummel that was published in 1985. Even though Murphy gives credit to this previous book and mentions it 'ad infinitum' in the notes, she has done only tangential research to the stor. So-So Account of Late-Nineteenth-Century Crimes and Criminals Lynne E. Late-nineteenth-century attorneys William Howe and Abraham Hummel represented many scoundrels, including murderers who dismembered their victims, gang members who terrorized their neighborhoods, bank robbers who sold stolen bonds back to the banks they were stolen from, and "fences" who operated openly and were always happy to reunite wealthy individuals, for a price, with their pilfered works of art, exquisite furniture. entertaining vintage courtroom tales If I have one complaint about "Scoundrels in Law" it is that it ended too soon. Cait Murphy's tales of courtroom derring-do in Gilded Age New York City are fascinating. William Howe and Abraham Hummel were a sort of Laurel-and-Hardy pair who built a huge practice in the gaslight era (the late Nineteenth Century) by defending criminals including murderers as well as representing stars in the literary and stage worlds.The
Astor's New YorkCait Murphy, author of Crazy ’08, is back with Scoundrels in Law: a witty, irreverent book that details the life and outrageous times of the law partnership of Howe and Hummel—quite possibly the most colorful one that ever was—and in the process gives a whirlwind tour of the Big Apple at the end of the 19th Century.. “A delightful romp through the theatrical courtrooms, seedy back alleys, and elegant parlors of Gilded Age New York.” —James McGrath Morris, author of Pulitzer: A Life in Politics, Print, and Power“Only Dickens could have done more with this fabulously rich material. Terrific stuff.” —Eric Homberger, author of Mrs
Cait Murphy is the author of Crazy '08: How a Cast of Cranks, Rogues, Boneheads, and Magnates Created the Greatest Year in Baseball History and has worked at Fortune, the Economist, and the Wall Street Journal Asia in Hong Kong. She lives in New York City.