Lullaby for Morons: Based on the True Story of America's First School Teacher Murder

by Ronald K. Siegel

Book Overview

In 1914, many people in America were being wrongly diagnosed as "morons". Most were committed to asylums. Some committed suicide. Two were childhood friends who became involved in the tragedy of America's first school teacher murder in Poland, New York. The ensuing trial was held in the same Herkimer courthouse as the Gillette-Brown murder case. The trial, which focused on the violent nature of the crime and the "degenerate" behavior of the defendant,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1595310118
• ISBN13: 9781595310118
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: North Country Books
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"