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Loved and loving, indulged, even downright spoilt and at the heart of a migrant family whose forebears had sought a haven and livelihood in South Africa in the late 19th century, Edward Joffe's memoir of his Johannesburg up-bringing is not only a happy romp through the travails and adventures of childhood to adulthood but also a vivid window on 20th century life in a country of dramatic and often bitter contrasts. Acutely drawn characters people Eddie's early life - from the bodybuilding Ash to the London Cockney Gran with her Boer War memories, from Aunt Minnie decorating every available...

Loved and loving, indulged, even downright spoilt and at the heart of a migrant family whose forebears had sought a haven and livelihood in South Africa in the late 19th century, Edward Joffe's memoir of his Johannesburg up-bringing is not only a happy romp through the travails and adventures of childhood to adulthood but also a vivid window on 20th century life in a country of dramatic and often bitter contrasts. Acutely drawn characters people Eddie's early life - from the bodybuilding Ash to the London Cockney Gran with her Boer War memories, from Aunt Minnie decorating every available...

Covered in this book are the criminal trials of Alger Hiss, Sacco and Vanzetti, and Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. Each trial was highly controversial, and many educated people at the time were certain that the defendants were charged and convicted because of their beliefs, not because of their conduct. The truth is worth knowing, and learning about these cases will help us approach contemporary legal issues in a more deliberate and contemplative if not circumspect way.