| War" is
not too strong
of a term to describe the state of affairs existing between the Western
Federation of Miners and the Western Mine Owners' Association at the
turn
of the twentieth century. When the state of Idaho prosecuted William
"Big
Bill" Haywood in 1907 for ordering the assassination of former governor
Frank Steunenberg, fifteen years of union bombings and murders, fifteen
years of mine owner intimidation and greed, and fifteen years of
government
abuse of process and denials of liberties spilled into the national
headlines.
Featuring James McParland, America's most famous detective; Harry
Orchard,
America's most notorious mass murderer turned state's witness; Big Bill
Haywood, America's most radical labor leader; and Clarence Darrow,
America's
most reknown defense attorney, the Haywood trial ranks as one of the
most
fascinating criminal trials in history. (CONTINUED-->) |
