American Grotesque: An Account of the Clay Shaw-Jim Garrison-Kennedy Assassination Trial in New Orleans
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| Rating | : | 4.21 (758 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0060975237 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 670 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Biased but dead-on truth about Jim Garrison, DA New Orleans." according to Wesley B. Jackson. It is amazing to me that someone would or could support DA Garrison, who persecuted Clay Shaw as a JFK death plotter. His "case" has been completely and totally discredited by every JFK historian who has looked into it. The case, in a word, was meritless.This is a book about that case and the trial of Clay Shaw. Yes it is written by a Shaw admirer who was a writer based. Biased but worth reading Kirkwood was a playwright who went to New Orleans to cover the Clay Shaw trial for Playboy. He gained extraordinary access to Shaw, his attorneys and allies. Kirkwood became friends with Shaw, who told Kirkwood that he was a liberal, and had voted for Kennedy in 1960. Kirkwood was impressed with Shaw's warm-hearted good nature, and his philosophical way of looking at hi. demer@ix.netcom.com said Behind the scenes of the only JFK assassination prosecution. In the late 60's, New Orleans district attorney, Jim Garrison (played by Kevin Costner in the Oliver Stone move, "JFK") indicted businessman Clay Shaw for his alleged participation in a plot to assassinate President John F. Kennedy. A true and bizarre story told by a reporter covering the daily happenings of the trial. Although the author's bias is evident due to his pe
No remainder marks, underlining or highlighting.Pages tan with age.. First Harper perennial edition published in 1992