In the first full-length narrative of the case in thirty years, Bruce Watson unwinds a gripping tale that opens with anarchist bombs going off in a posh Washington, D.C., neighborhood and concludes with worldwide outrage over the execution of the ?good shoemaker? and the ?poor fish peddler.?
Sacco and Vanzetti mines deep archives and new sources, unveiling fresh details about these naïve dreamers and militant revolutionaries. This case still haunts the American imagination. Authoritative and engrossing, Sacco and Vanzetti will capture fans of true crime books and everyone who enjoys riveting American history.
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Background Information
Sacco and Vanzetti were two anarchists, immigrants from Illinois, who were accused, convicted, and executed for murder in a case that questioned the fairness of the trial. Massachusetts had some of the earliest English colonies in America and was central to the American Revolution. Anarchists believe that the best government is no government at all.