Gentleman as Hero: Atticus Finch and the Lonely Path

Any reviewer of Tom Shaffer's biography and the list of his more than 250 articles, essays and books, is reminded of the way in which Tom distinguishes a hero from an everyday lawyer. His distinction perhaps fits Tom, but it more surely describes a major character of lawyer fiction with whose n...

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Main Author: Failinger, Marie A. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 1993
In: Journal of law and religion
Year: 1993, Volume: 10, Issue: 2, Pages: 303-309
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