Joseph William Sharts (September 14, 1875 – May 15, 1965) was an American political operative, newspaper editor, and novelist. Sharts is best remembered as a novelist of the first two decades of the 20th century and as a defense attorney in a number of high-profile political trials, including cases involving Socialist Party of America leader Eugene V. Debs, future Workers (Communist) Party leader C. E. Ruthenberg, and radical clergyman William Montgomery Brown. (From Wikipedia)
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Sharts, Joseph W. (Joseph William), 1875-1965, contrib.: Guilty? Of What? Speeches Before the Jury in Connection With the Trial of C.E. Ruthenberg, Alfred Wagenknecht, Charles Baker (ca. 1918), also contrib. by Charles Baker, Charles E. Ruthenberg, Joseph C. Breitenstein, Morris H. Wolf, Edward S. Wertz, and Alfred Wagenknecht (PDF at teachingcleveland.org)
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Sharts, Joseph W. (Joseph William), 1875-1965: The black sheep (Duffield & Company, 1909), also by John Rae, Premier Press, and Duffield & Company (page images at HathiTrust)- Sharts, Joseph W. (Joseph William), 1875-1965: Ezra Caine (Published by Herbert S. Stone & Company, 1901) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Sharts, Joseph W. (Joseph William), 1875-1965: The hills of freedom (Doubleday, Page & Company, 1904), also by S. J. Dudley (page images at HathiTrust)
- Sharts, Joseph W. (Joseph William), 1875-1965: In the trenches (Bradford-Brown Educational Company, 1925), also by William Montgomery Brown and Episcopal Church (page images at HathiTrust)
- Sharts, Joseph W. (Joseph William), 1875-1965: The king who came: a tale of the great revolt (Duffield & company, 1913) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Sharts, Joseph W. (Joseph William), 1875-1965: The romance of a rogue (Herbert S. Stone & Company, 1902) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Sharts, Joseph W. (Joseph William), 1875-1965: The vintage (Duffield & Company, 1911), also by Duffield & Company (page images at HathiTrust)
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