Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Volume 10 - Legal
Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Volume 10 - Legal
Ingersoll's opening and closing arguments from the Star Route Trials read like legal theater at its finest. Spanning two years, these courtroom battles exposed deep corruption in the U.S. Post Office's westward expansion, and Ingersoll served as lead counsel for the defense. His prodigious memory allowed him to cite minute details without once referring to the record; his logic was impregnable, his lucidity unmatched. One federal judge would later declare: "He absolutely made no mistakes." The courtroom hung on his every word as he dismantled the prosecution with forensic precision, fairness, and wit that left observers spellbound. This volume also collects three shorter trial summations: the Munn Trial, the Davis Will Case, and the Russell Case. Together, these transcripts offer a rare window into the art of persuasion at its highest level, captured in the words of a man considered the greatest orator the American bar has ever produced.
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