HOWL ON TRIAL by Bill Morgan (Editor) ( 9780872864795 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

HOWL ON TRIAL
THE BATTLE FOR FREE EXPRESSION

By:

Bill Morgan (Editor)

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

0872864790

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9780872864795

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Publisher:

CITY LIGHTS BOOKS

Pub. date:

1 November, 2006

Pages:

224

Description:

The inside story of the publication and defense of Howl in correspondence, documents, and photographs.

Synopsis:

* A classic case in First Amendment Rights * Introduction by Ferlinghetti, reminiscences of editing "Howl" and the trial * Contains unpublished correspondence between Ginsberg & Ferlinghetti showing Ginsberg's doubts about the poem, and Ferlinghetti's editorial input * Amusing and illuminating articles from San Francisco media, providing fascinating cultural and social background * Never-before discussed legal aspects of the trial * A story that is informative, full of strange chance happenings * Relevant to present threats to Constitutional rights to free speech * 12 photographs

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12 B&W photographs

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City Lights Books

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