The Sword and the Gavel
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The Sword and the Gavel is the autobiography
of Judge William J. Wilkins
, the last of the Nuremberg Trials
judges, published in 1981. Wilkins also presided over the Betty MacDonald libel trial brought by ten plaintiffs who claimed they were the "Ma and Pa Kettle" family in MacDonald's best-seller, The Egg and I
.
Autobiography
An autobiography is a book about the life of a person, written by that person.-Origin of the term:...
of Judge William J. Wilkins
William J. Wilkins
William J. Wilkins was an American lawyer and judge from the state of Washington. He was the last surviving judge of the post-World War II Nuremberg Trials of Nazi war crimes....
, the last of the Nuremberg Trials
Nuremberg Trials
The Nuremberg Trials were a series of military tribunals, held by the victorious Allied forces of World War II, most notable for the prosecution of prominent members of the political, military, and economic leadership of the defeated Nazi Germany....
judges, published in 1981. Wilkins also presided over the Betty MacDonald libel trial brought by ten plaintiffs who claimed they were the "Ma and Pa Kettle" family in MacDonald's best-seller, The Egg and I
The Egg and I
The Egg and I, first published in 1945, is a humorous memoir by American author Betty MacDonald about her adventures and travels as a young wife on a chicken farm on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state...
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