It's scary how nothing has changed in the past 100 years. This fascinating look at the Sacco/Vanzetti case sets the crime/trial/protests/riots/execution in it's proper historical, cultural, and socioeconomic place. It doesn't set out to give a definitive solution to this crime that has fascinated and charged the people of Massachusetts and the world for 100 years; but rather examines the time period, the immigration situation at the time (and again-nothing has changed), the various ideals of the time (patriotism, anarchism, socialism, communism, worker vs. capitalist, etc...) to see if Sacco and Vanzetti got (or were ever able to get) a fair trial. Thoroughly researched and written with an easy, yet gripping style, this was a fascinating, and at the same time infuriating read!
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