The Sixteenth Round from #1 Contender to #45472

Carter, Rubin "Hurricane"

ISBN 10: 0670647500 / ISBN 13: 9780670647507

Published by VIKING PRESS, NY, 1974

About this Item

1st ed 1st Printing. Dust jacket has general wear, rubbed extremities, age toned, NOT price clipped ($11.95). Book has general shelf wear, rubbed extremities, good binding, clean body and unmared text. Please inquire for additional photos. About the book: The survivor of a difficult childhood and youth, Rubin Carter rose to become a top contender for the middleweight boxing crown. But his career crashed to a halt on May 26, 1967, when he and another man were found guilty of the murder of three white people in a New Jersey bar. While in prison, Carter chronicled the events that led him from the ring to three consecutive life sentences and 10 years in solitary confinement. His story was a cry for help to the public, an attempt to set the record straight and force a new trial. Bob Dylan wrote a classic anthem for Carter's struggle; and Joan Baez, Muhammad Ali, Roberta Flack, and thousands more took up the cause as well. This account is an eye-opening examination of growing up black in America, problems in the United States prison system, and Carter's own battles. DATE PUBLISHED: 1974 EDITION: FIRST ED 339. Seller Inventory # 054437

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Sixteenth Round from #1 Contender to ...

Publisher: VIKING PRESS, NY

Publication Date: 1974

Binding: HARD BACK BLACK/WHT

Condition: Very Good. JACKET: CREASED DJ

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Edition: FIRST ED.

About this title

Synopsis:

Autobiography of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, the American middleweight boxer who was wrongly convicted of murder and wrote this book while in prison. First edition. Large 8vo. 339pp. Original boards - no dust-wrapper. Ex-library with a couple of small stamps. The boards are a little rubbed and there are a few light stains inside. However, it is in generally good condition and is fine for reading.

Review:

"Carter's scorching and poetic autobiography." --"Toronto Sun"

"A document of life lived in the center of hell." "Sports Illustrated""

"When they come to list the greatest boxers, Hurrican's name isn't likely to pop up in the Top 10. But when they come to list the greatest figures of the 20th century, he'll be alone at the peak." "Boston Globe ""

"A shocking, savage and brilliant indictment of racial injustice and the inhumanity of the prison." "Globe and Mail""

"Carter's scorching and poetic autobiography." "Toronto Sun""