The Sixteenth Round From Number 1 Contender to #45472

Carter, Rubin

ISBN 10: 0140149295 / ISBN 13: 9780140149296

Published by Penguin Global, 2005

About this Item

First edition softcover with full number line. Inscribed to the ffep by Carter. Wear to covers, slight toning to pages. Tight and square. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author.

Seller Inventory # 37248

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Sixteenth Round From Number 1 Contender to #45472
• Publisher: Penguin Global
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0140149295
• ISBN 13: 9780140149296
• Binding: Softcover
• Edition: 1st thus.
• Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

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.