The Making of a Country Lawyer: An Autobiography by Spence, Gerry L.

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Binding
Paperback
Weight
0 lbs
Product Group
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IsTextBook
No
ISBN
9780312169145
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
St. Martin's Press
ISBN-10
0312169140
ISBN-13
9780312169145
eBay Product ID (ePID)
636134

Product Key Features

Book Title
Making of a Country Lawyer : an Autobiography
Number of Pages
448 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1997
Topic
Legal Profession, Lawyers & Judges
Illustrator
Yes
Features
Revised
Genre
Law, Biography & Autobiography
Author
Gerry Spence
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
20.2 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
5.7 in

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Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
"A penetrating look into the heart of a youth torn between the lure of the flesh and the evangelicalism of his mother, between the emotional pull of helping the downtrodden and the intellectual realization that in our society power lies with the rich...A major bit of Americana."-- Publishers Weekly, starred review "[Spence's] book is a chronicle of a self-discovery, as well as the account of how a superstar learned his trade."-- Los Angeles Times "Filled with wonderful yarns about [Spence's] boyhood and early career as a fledgling country lawyer. It is that rare autobiography that devotes little space to bragging."-- Seattle Times
Dewey Decimal
340/.092
Edition Description
Revised edition
Synopsis
The author, who has defended Karen Silkwood and Randy Weaver among others, recounts his life growing up in Wyoming and the tragic event that caused him become an attorney., The Making of a Country Lawyer is the firsthand account of a beloved American attorney, a modern-day folk hero, a man who has devoted his life's work to the downtrodden and damned. It is the story of a wayward son who, at the age of twenty, suffered an immense and tragic loss. It is this single dark moment in Spence's life that transformed him, preparing him to be a trial lawyer, eventually handling such landmark cases as the defence of Randy Weaver and the vindication of Karen Silkwood.This is the stirring memoir of a man who has captured the American imagination at a time when our belief in our values and in ourselves has been shaken to the core, told as only Gerry Spence can.

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