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Tragedy in Dedham: The Story of the Sacco-Vanzetti Case

The Sacco and Vanzetti trial was one of the most divisive events of 1920's America. As Russell writes, " If one was middle class and Republican...one thought Sacco and Vanzetti guilty. But if one was a university liberal, one tended to think the trial unfair..." In this book, historical author Francis Russell brings the participants and events of this tragic drama to life. The book received the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime in 1963. - Summary by Ciufi Galeazzi (21 hr 7 min)

Chapters

Ch. 1 The Tragedy in Dedham

24:13

Ch.2 History, Written and Otherwise

48:12

Ch. 3 April 15, 1920

56:07

Ch. 4 Bridgewater and West Bridgewater

29:05

Ch. 5 The Night of May 5

29:02

Ch. 6 The Men and the Times, pt. 1

33:00

Ch. 6 The Men and the Times, pt. 2

29:01

Ch. 7 The Plymouth Trial

36:41

Ch. 8 The Year Between, Pt 1

26:49

Ch. 8 The Year Between, Pt. 2

32:22

Ch. 9 The Trial :I Pt. 1

36:40

Ch. 9 The Trial :I Pt.2

44:17

Ch. 10 The Trial:II Pt. 1

25:41

Ch. 10 The Trial:II Pt.2

24:11

Ch. 11 The Trial:III Pt. 1

51:27

Ch. 11 The Trial III Pt. 2

57:27

Ch. 12 Post Trial:I Pt. 1

33:25

Ch. 12 Post Trial :I Pt.2

24:24

Ch. 13 Post Trial :II Pt.1

45:19

Ch. 13 Post Trial :II Pt. 2

44:37

Ch. 14 The Confessions Pt. 1

38:53

Ch. 14 The Confessions Pt. 2

45:00

Ch. 15 More History, Written and Otherwise Pt. 1

35:02

Ch. 15 More History, Written and Otherwise Pt.2

29:10

Ch. 16 1926, Pt. 1

34:58

Ch. 16 1926, Pt.2

28:22

Ch.17 1927, Pt. 1

38:49

Ch.17 1927, Pt.2

45:05

Ch. 18 The Public and The Lowell Committee, pt. 1

33:11

Ch. 18 The Public and The Lowell Committee, pt. 2

32:03

August 1927, pt.1

41:24

August 1927, pt.2

45:15

August 1927, pt.3

42:39

Aftermath

45:26