Hurricane by James S Hirsch
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 to the world. Martin introduced him to an enigmatic group of Canadians who helped wage a successful battle to free him. As Carter orchestrated this effort from his cell, he also embarked on a singular intellectual journey, which led ultimately to a freedom more profound than any that could be granted by a legal authority.
James S. Hirsch is a former New York Times and Wall Street Journal reporter. He has written four nonfiction books, one of which was a New York Times bestseller. The book Hurricane: The Incredible Voyage of Rubin Carter was adapted into a film starring Denzel Washington. Hirsch holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri and a master's degree in public affairs from the University of Texas' LBJ School of Public Affairs. He and his wife, Sheryl, live in the Boston area with their two children, Amanda and Garrett.
St. Louis is where he was born and reared. He is a lifelong Cardinals supporter.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780618087280 |
| ISBN 10 | 0618087281 |
| Title | Hurricane |
| Author | James S Hirsch |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin |
| Year published | 2000-10-20 |
| Number of pages | 358 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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