Hurricane the Miraculous Journey Of Rubin Carter

de Hirsch, James S

HURRICANE recounts the harrowing, inspiring odyssey of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a black boxer wrongly convicted of three murders, from fierce despair to freedom and enlightenment. On June 17, 1966, two black men strode into the Lafayette Grill, a white redoubt in racially mixed Paterson, NJ, and shot three people to death. Rubin Carter and his young acquaintance John Artis were not those men, but they were convicted of the murders in a highly publicized and racially charged trial. Fiercely outspoken at the best of times, Carter raged against his imprisonment and vehemently refused to subject himself to its regimens. He shunned the prison's food, insisted on keeping his ornate gold watch, and refused to don prison garb, even after a hellish month in the "hole," where his own clothes literally rotted off him. He also became the apotheosis of the jailhouse lawyer, poring over the vast transcript of his trial, immersing himself in dense case books, and penning his own legal documents. Over the next decade, Carter amassed convincing evidence of his innocence and the vocal support of numerous celebrities (Bob Dylan’s song "Hurricane" was but one example). He was freed pending a new trial only to lose his appeal, to the astonishment of many, and land back in prison. He languished there at his lowest ebb, robbed not only of his freedom, but of his wife (whom he divorced to lessen her share of his torment) and of his eye (lost in a botched prison operation). He avoided almost all human contact, until he received a letter from Lesra Martin, a teenager raised in a Brooklyn ghetto. Against his bitter instincts, Carter agreed to meet with Martin, thus taking the first step on a long, tortuous path back into the world. Martin introduced Carter to an enigmatic group of Canadians, including a strong-willed woman with whom he would commence an intense, unlikely romance. In the process, the Canadians would help wage an international battle to free him. Even as Carter orchestrated this effort from his cell, he embarked on a singular intellectual journey that would lead ultimately to a freedom more profound than any legal authority could grant him. Through an intensive course of study whose texts ran from Victor Frankl to Malcolm X to Hermann Hesse, he gradually raised his consciousness, quelled his rage, and even forgave his captors. James Hirsch has crafted a superb exploration of the nexus of race, sports, and justice. HURRICANE is at once a poignant chronicle of jailhouse redemption, a compelling account of David vs. Goliath court fights, and a revealing history of one of the most dramatic and controversial episodes in the saga of civil rights in America.

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Hurricane, The Miraculous Journey of Rubin Carter

de Hirsch, James S

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2000
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Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Co, 2000. 1st Ed 4th Pr. Hardbound. 8vo. 53 pgs + game set.. Fine in Good- DJ/Good. Hurricane, The Miraculous Journey of Rubin Carter by James S Hirsch. Published by Houghton Mifflin Co, Boston, MA, 2000. 1st Edition 4th Printing. Hardbound. Paper DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Fine in Good- DJ.… Saber más sobre este artículo
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2000
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New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2000. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover in unclipped dustjacket. 358 pages with photographs. After two decades in prison for three murders he didn't commit, Rubin Carter finally won his freedom.An inspiring odyssey. Rubin "Hurricane" Carter passed away on April 20, 2014. As new. Unread. From my smoke-free collection. Ships in well-padded… Saber más sobre este artículo
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2000. Book. NVG+. Hardcover. Signed . Later Printing. Book has modest cover wear thus nearly very good plus. Dj is fine. What makes this book special is Rubin Carter's inscription which reads: To My Brother Brian School is Sweet. Learn to enjoy it. Because when you don't use your brains - those who are using… Saber más sobre este artículo
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HURRICANE The Miraculous Journey of Rubin Carter

HURRICANE The Miraculous Journey of Rubin Carter

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Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0395979854 . Very Good + in a Very Good dust jacket. 1/4" stain FEP and first few pages. Last 10 pages, rear panel and flap wrinkled from moisture. ; 9.3 X 6.3 X 1.2 inches; 358 pages .
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