The Goldmark Case: An American Libel Trial

by William L. Dwyer

Book Overview

In 1962 John Goldmark, cattle rancher, Harvard Law School graduate, and distinguished three-term state legislator for a lightly populated area in north central Washington, was overwhelmingly defeated in his bid for reelection. He and his wife, Sally, had been accused of being communists by a small group of right-wing extremists. The Goldmarks sued their accusers for libel and when their case came to trial in the winter of 1963-64 it has become a cause...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295961635
• ISBN13: 9780295961637
• Release Date: October 1984
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.6"