The Letters of Sacco and Vanzetti

by Nicola Sacco, Bartolomeo Vanzetti

Commemorating the eightieth anniversary of Sacco and Vanzetti's execution- with a new cover and new foreword

Electrocuted in 1927 for the murder of two guards in Massachusetts, the Italian- American anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti defied the verdict against them, maintaining their innocence to the end. Whether they were guilty continues to be the subject of debate today. First published in 1928, Sacco and Vanzetti's letters represent one of the great personal documents of the twentieth a volume of primary source material as famous for the splendor of its impassioned prose as for the brilliant light it sheds on the characters of the two dedicated anarchists who became the focus of worldwide attention.

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Genres: History, Nonfiction, Classics, True Crime, Biography

352 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1928

About the author

Despite the circumstantial nature of the evidence, people convicted Italian-American anarchist Nicola Sacco with Bartolomeo Vanzetti of a double murder, sentenced them to death in 1921, and, after worldwide protests against the verdict, executed the two.

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Reviews

[Mike · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tried and convicted for crimes which they almost certainly did not commit by a system that was imprisoning, executing and otherwise disposing of 'The Red Scare', Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, two barely literate Italian immigrants, made their plea from jail in the form of these letters. Direct quotes taken from prosecutors and the judge, amongst others, paint the legal system of its time in an awful light. What does shine through is the desperation, humanity and love that the two felt during their time in jail, which their writings demonstrate was in the full knowledge that they would never be released.

"Our words--our lives--our pains--nothing! The taking of our lives--lives of a good shoemaker and a poor fish-peddler--all! That last moment belongs to us--that agony is our triumph."

[Sneh Koul · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is very interesting filled with many facts. Sacco and Vanzetti have suffer a hard life in prison and through there letters we learn how they truly feel. There letters mean more to us today then they were back then. This tragedy will always be remembered.

[Nathanael Myers · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful and amazing letters. This is one of those books I wish I had found when I was in high school.