The Airman And The Carpenter

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publisher Place: London
Publisher Year: 1985
Edition: First Edition

Description: 380 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout.

Publishers Description: The kidnapping and murder of airman Charles "Lucky Lindy" Lindberghs infant son stunned the nation in 1932. Bruno Richard Hauptmann, an illegal alien from Germany with a criminal record, was tried, convicted, and executed for what came to be known as "the crime of the century." Ludovic Kennedys detailed account of the investigation and trial reveals a shocking array of perjury, cover-up, manufactured evidence, and inept legal work, pushed through in a lynch-mob atmosphere. His compelling book leaves readers with grave doubts about the American criminal justice system and little doubt as to the wrongful conviction of Hauptmann.

ISBN: 9780002170604