Darrow: Americanlawyer known for his highly publicizeddefenseofso-calledlost causes, such as the Leopold-Loeb murder case (1924) andthe Scopes evolution trial (1925).
The names Jack Dempsey, Babe Ruth, Red Grange, Fatty Arbuckle, Sophie Tucker, Charles Lindbergh, Walter Winchell, Sally Rand, Leopold and Loeb play through the novel's pages.