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Research Guide: English 101 - Great American Trials

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Recommended Reference Books

Title Location Call Number
Great American Trials Reference KF220 .G74 2002 2 vols.
Crimes & Trials of the Century Reference
E-Book		 KF 221 .P6 C75 2007 2 vols.
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Famous Trials in History Reference K540 C39 2012
Courts and Trials: A Reference Handbook Reference KF 8719 .S552 2003
Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law Reference KF 387 .G27 2003 2 vols.
Encyclopedia of Serial Killers Reference HV6245 .N49 2006
Encyclopedia of American Crime Reference HV6789 .S54 2001 2 vols.
Introduction to the Law and Legal System of the United States Reference KF 386 .B88 2006
Law Makers, Law Breakers and Uncommon Trials Reference K 540 .A38 2007
Mammoth Book of Famous Trials: The 30 Greatest Trials of All Time Reference K 540 .M36 2006

 

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Gale Power Search
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Gale U.S. History in Context
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Famous Trials: Site put together by professor at University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/ftrial

MLA Citation - Famous Trials Website (Example)

Linder, Douglas O. "The Leo Frank Trial." Famous Trials. University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, 2008. Web. 5 Oct. 2011. <http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/frank/frankmain.html>.

**Only include URL at the end of the citation if you're instructor requires it!

CNN Justice: http://www.cnn.com/JUSTICE

For the Nuremberg Trials

Nuremberg Trials Project, Harvard University: This resource has prosecution and defense documents, photographs and descriptions. Among the many search options are keyword, defendant, trial issues, http://nuremberg.law.harvard.edu

Avalon Project, Yale University: The international military tribunal for Germany-part of the Avalon Project at Yae Law School, http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/imt.asp

The Library of Congress's Military Legal Resources: http://www.loc.gov/rr/frd/Military_Law/Nuremberg_trials.html

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