Hurricane: The Miraculous Journey of Rubin Carter - Hardcover

Hirsch, James S

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0395979854 ISBN 13: 9780395979853

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (Trade), 2000

Synopsis

A timely chronicle of the life of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter charts his rise to prominence as a boxer, his controversial trial for murder, the movement that proved the injustice of his conviction, and his subsequent life as a free man. Movie TieIn.

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Review:

"A sturdy, detail-exhausting page-turner that recalls A CIVIL ACTION."

"A compelling, well-researched, and balanced antidote to the Hollywood caricature of Mr. Carter's odyssey."

"A nearly biblical tale of persecution, punishment, and redemption
. . . Anyone curious about the persistence of Carter's notoriety -- or
the accuracy of the movie -- will find all the answers in Hurricane."

caricature of Mr. Carter' s odyssey."

" A sturdy, detail-exhausting page-turner that recalls A CIVIL ACTION."

" A nearly biblical tale of persecution, punishment, and redemption
. . . Anyone curious about the persistence of Carter' s notoriety -- or
the accuracy of the movie -- will find all the answers in Hurricane."

" Hirsch writes vividly and tells the entire story with economy and grace."

" A compelling, well-researched, and balanced antidote to the Hollywood caricature of Mr. Carter' s odyssey."

& quot; Hirsch writes vividly and tells the entire story with economy and grace."

& quot; A sturdy, detail-exhausting page-turner that recalls A CIVIL ACTION.& quot;

About the Author:

James S. Hirsch, a former reporter for the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, is the author of Cheating Destiny, the bestseller Hurricane: The Miracle Journey of Rubin Carter, Riot and Remembrance: The Tulsa Race War and Its Legacy, and Two Souls Indivisible: The Friendship That Saved Two POWs in Vietnam. He is also a principal of Close Concerns, a consultancy and publishing company that specializes in diabetes. He lives in the Boston area with his wife, Sheryl, and their children, Amanda and Garrett.

About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (Trade)
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0395979854
• ISBN 13: 9780395979853
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 358