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On May 26, 1967, the spiraling career of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, then the top contender for the world middleweight boxing crown, came to a shuddering and tragic halt: he and a young fan were found guilty of murder of three white people in a New Jersey bar. The nightmare knew no bounds as Carter traded his superstar status for a prison number and the concrete walls of some of America's most horrific institutions. Originally published as an attempt by Carter to set the record straight and force a new trial, The Sixteenth Round is timeless. It is an eye-opening portrait of growing up black in America, a scathing indictment of the prison system Carter grew up in and out of, and a mesmerizing re-creation of his furious battles in the ring and in the courtroom set against the backdrop of the turbulent sixties. The liveliness of Carter's street language, its power and ironic humor, makes this an eloquent, soul-stirring account of a remarkable life not soon to be forgotten.
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In 1974, Rubin "Hurricane" Carter's autobiography, THE 16th ROUND was published by Viking. Written from prison, Carter chronicled the twisted events that took him from world middleweight boxing contender to his life sentence as the accused murderer of three people in a New Jersey bar. Joan Baez, Muhammad Ali and Roberta Flack protested his innocence, and Bob Dylan wrote his classic anthem "Hurricane" about Carter's struggle. But it took the determined efforts of a group of Canadians, including Sam Chaiton and Terry Swinton to free Rubin Carter.
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The Sixteenth Round : From Number 1 Contender to Number 45472
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The Sixteenth Round | From Number 1 Contender to Number 45472
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The Sixteenth Round
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Soft cover. Condition: Good +. B/W Photographs (illustrator). First Thus. This is the guy Dylan wrote the SONG about. 337 pages of fight and black social history. Begins with violence. Carter's ring career spanned the following dates: Sept 22/ 1961 - August 6/ 1966. His prison career spanned 7 years. The book deals with how he was ` framed by the system'. His fight successes are shown in an appendix following the text. The book itself is only good in condition It has soft and dogged corners. No marks, tears nor names. Page edges are soiled and well thumbed. READING copy only. Brown with portrait of Rubin cover. 8 pages of family, fight and legal photos. Quote (p. 196) : " I've got a sweet one for you this time - plenty of money, plenty of publicity, but you gotta be ._._._. ." Size: 8vo. Seller Inventory # 007468
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good +. B/W Photographs (illustrator). Later Printing. This is the guy Dylan wrote the SONG about. 337 pages of fight and black social history. Begins with violence. Carter's ring career spanned the following dates: Sept 22/ 1961 - August 6/ 1966 . His prison career spanned 7 years. The book deals with how he was ` framed by the system'. His fight successes are shown in an appendix following the text. Cond.: Very little wear at corners, nor edges. No tears, folds, creases NOR names. Light general wear. Page edges are lightly thumbed . Tight and bright !! Minimal soiling. Excellent reading copy ! ! Brown with portrait of Rubin on cover. 8 pages of family, fight and legal photos. Book is still hard to find . Quote (p. 89) : " ._._. that nothing unusual could be detected. The 10:00 p.m. changing of the guards would tell me firmly if I was really going home or off to another institution, to another hellhole of degradation. The new officer, freshly awakened from his nice warm bed, would be searching for ._._._. . " Size: 8vo. Seller Inventory # 006872
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PAPER BACK BROWN. Condition: VERY GOOD. Gift Quality; black and white photographs of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter on the front cover (Hurricane the Motion Picture) his book inspired the 1991 reprint and subsequent release of the 1999 movie by Norman Jewison, starring Denzel Washington. The text is clean and the binding tight. Eight pages of black and white photographs. DATE PUBLISHED: 1991 EDITION: 339. Seller Inventory # 078523
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