The brother
By: by John Hancock and Dorothy Tristan ; based on the book by Sam Roberts
Contributors: Tristan, Dorothy, 1934-; Roberts, S. (Sam); Roberts, Sam, 1947-
Edition: Samuel French Acting Edition.
Publisher: Samuel French
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 85
ISBN-13: 9780573699481
Description: The largely untold story of the Rosenberg spy case. It follows the espionage trial that led to the execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, focusing on the memories of Ethel's brother, David Greenglass. He was the spy ring's man inside Los Alamos while America was developing the atomic bomb, and his confession saved his wife from indictment but implicated his sister and her husband, ultimately sending them to the electric chair. In this account, Greenglass admits for the first time to lying about the memory of his sister's role. Recounting this bitter episode in American history, The Brother is a dramatic and cautionary tale of families, state power in times of fear and repression, and the all-too-human capacity for rationalization.--From publisher description.
Notes: "#29747"--T.p. verso.