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December 2017
Join Richard H. Underwood for a discussion of his new book, Gaslight Lawyers: Criminal Trials & Exploits in Gilded Age New York. (Clarion 5 star Review) A fascinating history of crime and punishment, Richard H. Underwood's Gaslight Lawyers paints a serious but entertaining portrait of colorful characters, courtroom drama, and the emerging importance of forensic science and medical-legal jurisprudence in Gilded Age New York City. It reminds us to acknowledge and deal with biases that continue to manifest themselves in our criminal justice systems today and to be mindful that we "are the guardians of the law." Registration recommended.
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April 2018
Panel Discussion: CrimeSong in the Classroom: A Collaborative Project, Convener and Respondents, Amanda Jo Slone, Panel, Amanda Jo Slone and Kimberly Willard (University of Pikeville; Richard Underwood (Edward T. Breathitt Professor of Law, University of Kentucky College of Law, and author of CrimeSong: True Crime Stories from Southern Murder Ballads). The cost noted is the registration cost for the 41st Annual Appalachian Studies Conference, April 5–8, 2018.
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Join Richard H. Underwood, author of Gaslight Lawyers: Criminal Trials & Exploits in Gilded Age New York, for a panel discussion with authors Jennifer Bowers Bahney, David Meyers & Elise Meyers Walker of "Danger in the Gilded Age: From princess Spies to organized crime and justice, in House Room A, at 3:45 PM–4:30 PM, in House Room A.
Find out moreRichard H. Underwood, author of Gaslight Lawyers: Criminal Trials & Exploits in Gilded Age New York
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Meet and greet Sandi Keaton-Wilson, Somerset, Kentucky, author on Friday, September 28th at 5:30 p.m. at the Pulaski County Public Library. Sandi will be reading selections from her new book, NO SHROUD OF SILENCE. A book signing will follow.
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Meet Richard ("Rick") H. Underwood, award-winning true crime and legal history author and the Edward T. Breathitt Professor of Law, University of Kentucky College of Law. Rick will be signing his latest book, Gaslight Lawyers: Criminal Trials & Exploits in Gilded Age New York, and his book CrimeSong: True Crime Stories from Southern Murder Ballads.
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On Saturday, April 6, at 2:30 p.m. Kentucky writer Sandi Keaton-Wilson, author of No Shroud of Silence (Shadelandhouse Modern Press: 2018), will conduct a poetry workshop, "KINtucky—writing about kinship to place and people," as a part of the 16th Annual Arnow Conference for the Humanities on the campus of Somerset Community College.
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