Author: MURPHY, CAIT
Title: Scoundrels in law : the trials of Howe & Hummel, lawyers to the gangsters, cops, starlets, and rakes who made the Gilded Age
Description: [Washington. D.C.] : Smithsonian Books ; New York. N.Y. : HarperCollins (©2010) 2010. First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. ; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 324 pages; Description: xxiii. 324 p. [8] p. of plates : ill. ports. ; 24 cm. Subject: Lawyers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.Howe. William F. -- 1828-1902.Hummel. Abraham H. -- 1849-1926. Summary: This true story of the most colorful and notorious law firm in American history offers an inside look at crime and punishment in the nineteenth century. and a whirlwind tour of New York's Gilded Age. In Howe & Hummel's prime. it would not have been unusual to see a leading politician. a pickpocket. a Broadway star. a bank robber. and a socialite all together in their waiting room. located conveniently across the street from the city jail. The partners gloried in their reputation and made a rich living from it. Howe and Hummel were not particularly good men. perfectly ready--even eager--to lie. cheat. and bribe on behalf of their clients. They did stop short of murder. though. a principle that played a critical role when the famous firm imploded in a truly spectacular web of deceit gone wrong.Weight in Kg appr.:

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