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Walter Isaacson

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In April of 1920, two payroll guards were gunned during a robbery in Braintree, Massachusetts. Police immediately honed in on two Italian-born anarchists, Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, and charged them with murder. My guest, Susan Tejada, author of "In Search of Sacco and Vanzetti: Double Lives, Troubled Times and the Massachusetts Murder Case That Shook the World", dives into the case in detail. And it's fascinating - from a questionable police investigation, including confusing ballistics evidence, to a biased judge, to an ignored confession, this is a case that caused a world-wide outcry over a failed legal process, which led to the eventual execution of both men. Become a Most Notorious patron: https://www.patreon.com/mostnotoriousMost Notorious on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MostNotorious1Most Notorious website: https://www.mostnotorious.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In April of 1920, two payroll guards were gunned during a robbery in Braintree, Massachusetts. Police immediately honed in on two Italian-born anarchists, Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, and charged them with murder. My guest, Susan Tejada, author of "In Search of Sacco and Vanzetti: Double Lives, Troubled Times and the Massachusetts Murder Case That Shook the World", dives into the case in detail. And it's fascinating - from a questionable police investigation, including confusing ballistics evidence, to a biased judge, to an ignored confession, this is a case that caused a world-wide outcry over a failed legal process, which led to the eventual execution of both men. Become a Most Notorious patron: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/mostnotorious" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/mostnotorious</a>Most Notorious on Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MostNotorious1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/MostNotorious1</a>Most Notorious website: <a href="https://www.mostnotorious.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.mostnotorious.com/</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

120: The Sacco and Vanzetti Murder Case w/ Susan Tejada - A True Crime History Podcast

This week on Fieldstone Common our featured guest is Susan Tejada, the author of the book In Search of Sacco and Vanzetti: Double Lives, Troubled Times and the Massachusetts Murder Case that Shook the World.  Bio – Susan Tejada Susan Tejada is a former writer and editor at the National Geographic Society, where she was editor-in-chief of National Geographic World magazine and authored and edited geography books for young readers. She was previously the associate editor of EPA Journal, reporting on environmental issues. A native of Providence, Rhode Island, she has taught non-fiction writing for young readers at the Highlights Foundation summer Writers’ Workshops in Chautauqua, New York. Tejada received a research fellowship from The Lilly Library of Indiana University for In Search of Sacco and Vanzetti. The book is the recipient of the 2013 Independent Publisher Book Award gold medal for true crime.  Book Summary It was a bold and brutal crime–robbery and murder in broad daylight on the streets of South Braintree, Massachusetts, in 1920. Tried for the crime and convicted, two Italian-born laborers, anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, went to the electric chair in 1927, professing their innocence. Journalist Susan Tejada has spent years investigating the case, sifting through diaries and police reports and interviewing descendants of major figures. She discovers little-known facts about Sacco, Vanzetti, and their supporters, and develops a tantalizing theory about how a doomed insider may have been coerced into helping professional criminals plan the heist. Tejada’s close-up view of the case allows readers to see those involved as individual personalities. She also paints a fascinating portrait of a bygone era: Providence gangsters and Boston Brahmins; nighttime raids and midnight bombings; and immigration, unionism, draft dodging, and violent anarchism in the turbulent early years of the twentieth century. In many ways this is as much a cultural history as a true-crime mystery or courtroom drama. Because the case played out against a background of domestic terrorism, in a time that echoes our own, we have a new appreciation of the potential connection between fear and the erosion of civil liberties and miscarriages of justice. Publication Info  Title: In Search of Sacco and Vanzetti: Double Lives, Troubled Times and the Massachusetts Murder Case that Shook the World Publisher: University Press of New England (2012) Hard Cover; 386 pages with end notes, selected bibliography, index and some photos. In Search of Sacco and Vanzetti: Double Lives, Troubled Times and the Massachusetts Murder Case that Shook the World is available for purchase from Amazon.com and other booksellers. The Interview In this interview Susan and I discuss the complex case of Sacco &amp; Vanzetti amidst the tumultuous times of the early 20th century complete with the end of WWI, the Red Scare, Anarchism, the rise of the labor movement and an anti-immigrant backlash. Were Sacco &amp; Vanzetti guilty of robbery and murder or were they the unwilling victims of their times? We dig into some surprising evidence! Prize Winner One copy of In Search of Sacco and Vanzetti: Double Lives, Troubled Times and the Massachusetts Murder Case that Shook the World is given out to the Fieldstone Common audience courtesy of the University Press of New England. The winner is:  To be announced next week  Congratulations to our winner and thanks to the University Press of New England for their generosity in donating the book! Make sure you qualify to win the giveaway next week by signing up for the Bonus List! Once you sign up your are in the running each week! The Direct Link to this post is http://www.fieldstonecommon.com/sacco-vanzetti-susan-tejada News &amp; Announcements BIG NEWS for Android users! Fieldstone Common is now available in the Android app Stitcher. Stitcher is a program like iTunes but is available on the Android platform. Download Stitcher and search for Fieldstone Common or click here. Question: What’s that’s new stuff in the Fieldstone Common title (FC 89)? Answer: That makes it easier, especially for iTunes and other podcast listeners, to keep track of which episode they are listening to. FC stands for Fieldstone Common and 89 is the number of the episode.

This week on Fieldstone Common our featured guest is Susan Tejada, the author of the book In Search of Sacco and Vanzetti: Double Lives, Troubled Times and the Massachusetts Murder Case that Shook the World. <h2>Bio – Susan Tejada</h2> Susan Tejada is a former writer and editor at the National Geographic Society, where she was editor-in-chief of National Geographic World magazine and authored and edited geography books for young readers. She was previously the associate editor of EPA Journal, reporting on environmental issues. A native of Providence, Rhode Island, she has taught non-fiction writing for young readers at the Highlights Foundation summer Writers’ Workshops in Chautauqua, New York. Tejada received a research fellowship from The Lilly Library of Indiana University for In Search of Sacco and Vanzetti. The book is the recipient of the 2013 Independent Publisher Book Award gold medal for true crime. <h2> Book Summary</h2> It was a bold and brutal crime–robbery and murder in broad daylight on the streets of South Braintree, Massachusetts, in 1920. Tried for the crime and convicted, two Italian-born laborers, anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, went to the electric chair in 1927, professing their innocence. Journalist Susan Tejada has spent years investigating the case, sifting through diaries and police reports and interviewing descendants of major figures. She discovers little-known facts about Sacco, Vanzetti, and their supporters, and develops a tantalizing theory about how a doomed insider may have been coerced into helping professional criminals plan the heist. Tejada’s close-up view of the case allows readers to see those involved as individual personalities. She also paints a fascinating portrait of a bygone era: Providence gangsters and Boston Brahmins; nighttime raids and midnight bombings; and immigration, unionism, draft dodging, and violent anarchism in the turbulent early years of the twentieth century. In many ways this is as much a cultural history as a true-crime mystery or courtroom drama. Because the case played out against a background of domestic terrorism, in a time that echoes our own, we have a new appreciation of the potential connection between fear and the erosion of civil liberties and miscarriages of justice. <h2>Publication Info </h2> Title: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1555537308?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creativeASIN=1555537308&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;tag=marsrooram-20" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">In Search of Sacco and Vanzetti: Double Lives, Troubled Times and the Massachusetts Murder Case that Shook the World</a> Publisher: <a href="http://www.upne.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">University Press of New England</a> (2012) Hard Cover; 386 pages with end notes, selected bibliography, index and some photos. In Search of Sacco and Vanzetti: Double Lives, Troubled Times and the Massachusetts Murder Case that Shook the World is available for purchase from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1555537308?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creativeASIN=1555537308&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;tag=marsrooram-20" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon.com</a> and other booksellers. <h2>The Interview</h2> In this interview Susan and I discuss the complex case of Sacco &amp; Vanzetti amidst the tumultuous times of the early 20th century complete with the end of WWI, the Red Scare, Anarchism, the rise of the labor movement and an anti-immigrant backlash. Were Sacco &amp; Vanzetti guilty of robbery and murder or were they the unwilling victims of their times? We dig into some surprising evidence! <h2>Prize Winner</h2> One copy of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1555537308?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creativeASIN=1555537308&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;tag=marsrooram-20" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">In Search of Sacco and Vanzetti: Double Lives, Troubled Times and the Massachusetts Murder Case that Shook the World</a> is given out to the Fieldstone Common audience courtesy of the <a href="http://www.upne.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">University Press of New England</a>. The winner is: <ul> <li>To be announced next week</li> </ul> Congratulations to our winner and thanks to the <a href="http://www.upne.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">University Press of New England</a> for their generosity in donating the book! Make sure you qualify to win the giveaway next week by signing up for the <a href="http://www.fieldstonecommon.com/mailing-list/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Bonus List</a>! Once you sign up your are in the running each week! The Direct Link to this post is <a href="http://www.fieldstonecommon.com/sacco-vanzetti-susan-tejada" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.fieldstonecommon.com/sacco-vanzetti-susan-tejada</a> <h2>News &amp; Announcements</h2> BIG NEWS for Android users! Fieldstone Common is now available in the Android app <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/fieldstone-common" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>. Stitcher is a program like iTunes but is available on the Android platform. Download Stitcher and search for Fieldstone Common or <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/fieldstone-common" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">click here</a>. Question: What’s that’s new stuff in the Fieldstone Common title (FC 89)? Answer: That makes it easier, especially for iTunes and other podcast listeners, to keep track of which episode they are listening to. FC stands for Fieldstone Common and 89 is the number of the episode.

FC 89 In Search of Sacco & Vanzetti with Susan Tejada

Susan Tejada appears at the 2012 Library of Congress National Book Festival. For captions, transcript, and more information visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=5695.

Susan Tejada appears at the 2012 Library of Congress National Book Festival. For captions, transcript, and more information visit <a href="http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=5695" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=5695</a>.

Susan Tejada: 2012 National Book Festival