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Rick Underwood on Murder Ballads and Gilded Age Lawyers

Ipse Dixit

English - November 06, 2018 20:20 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 98 ratings
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In this episode, Richard H. Underwood, Edward T. Breathitt Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky College of Law, discusses his recent books, "CrimeSong: True Crime Stories From Southern Murder Ballads" and "Gaslight Lawyers: Criminal Trials & Exploits in Gilded Age New York." Among other things, Underwood describes the old, weird America captured in murder ballads, and tells the true stories behind several of his favorite murder ballads. He also explains how different (and similar!) 19th century lawyering was to today.

Keywords: jurisprudence, judges, American Law, Culture, Practice of Law, history, true crime

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