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Doomed : Sacco, Vanzetti, and the end of the American dream /

Relates the story of how in the early 1920s, as a Red Scare gripped America, two Italian immigrants, Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, were wrongly accused, tried, and executed for murder, making front-page headlines as they maintained their innocence to the very end.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Florio, John, 1960- (Author), Shapiro, Ouisie (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2023.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Sacco, Nicola, > 1891-1927 > Trials, litigation, etc. > Juvenile literature.
Vanzetti, Bartolomeo, > 1888-1927 > Trials, litigation, etc. > Juvenile literature.
Sacco, Nicola, > 1891-1927 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Vanzetti, Bartolomeo, > 1888-1927 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Sacco-Vanzetti Trial, Dedham, Mass., 1921 > Juvenile literature.
Trials (Murder) > Massachusetts > Dedham > Juvenile literature.
Sacco-Vanzetti Trial, Dedham, Mass., 1921.
Trials (Murder)
YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / History / United States / 20th Century.
YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Law & Crime.
YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Topics / Prejudice & Racism.
Young adult nonfiction.
Informational works.
Illustrated works.
Description
Summary:Relates the story of how in the early 1920s, as a Red Scare gripped America, two Italian immigrants, Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, were wrongly accused, tried, and executed for murder, making front-page headlines as they maintained their innocence to the very end.
Physical Description:190 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-182) and index.
ISBN:9781250621931
1250621933