Hurricane The Miraculous Journey of Rubin Carter

Name: Hurricane The Miraculous Journey of Rubin Carter
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ISBN: 9780618087280

ISBN-10: 0618087281

ISBN-13: 9780618087280

Edition: 2000

Authors: James S. Hirsch

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In 1967, the black boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter and a young acquaintance, John Artis, were wrongly convicted of triple murder by an all-white jury in Paterson, New Jersey. Over the next decade, Carter gradually amassed convincing evidence of his innocence and the vocal support of celebrities from Bob Dylan to Muhammad Ali. He was freed in 1976 pending a new trial, but he lost his appeal -- to the amazement of many -- and landed back in prison.Carter, bereft, shunned 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 tortuous path back…

Book details

List price: $16.95
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 10/20/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.122
Language: English

James S. Hirsch is a former reporter for the "New York Times" & the "Wall Street Journal." He lives in Needham, Massachusetts.




Death House Rendezvous



Wild West on the Passaic



Danger on the Streets



Mystery Witness



Force of Nature



Boxer Rebellion



Radical Chic Redux



Revenge of Passaic County



Search for the Miraculous



The Inner Circle of Humanity



Paradise Found



Powerful Appeals



Final Judgment



The Eagle Rises



Vindication



Tears of Renewal


Epilogue


Sources


Acknowledgments


Index