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Published on: 11/7/2001
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By Diego Ribadeneira , Globe Staff , 11/7/2001
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his is persistence.After tracking down the elusive David Greenglass , it took Sam Roberts 13 years to persuade him to sit down for an interview , which he had not done since being released from prison in 1960.
And Greenglass , now 79 , certainly had a compelling story to tell : His testimony helped send his sister , Ethel Rosenberg , to the electric chair in one of the most controversial verdicts in US history.The fruit of Roberts's tenacious pursuit , ''The Brother , '' is a riveting , sometimes thrilling , and ultimately disturbing account of the Rosenberg case , to this day a source of bitter debate.
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