Hurricane: The Miraculous Journey of Rubin Carter - Rilegato

Hirsch, James S.

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ISBN 10: 0395979854 ISBN 13: 9780395979853

Casa editrice: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2000

Riassunto

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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Recensione:

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

"A riveting, straight-ahead account." Kirkus Reviews

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"Anyone curious about the persistence of Carter's notoriety ... will find all the answers in [this] exhaustive biography . . . A nearly biblical tale of persecution, punishment and redemption." -- Reviewed by CHARLES KAISER The New York Times

"Hirsch brings an objective historical perspective to the boxer's story. Scrupulously researched and expertly crafted, Hirsch's updated account of Carter's life is both a rich portrait of a complex man and a clear-eyed telling of a remarkable life...Carter's hellish ride through the judicial system and the heroic efforts to free him make for fascinating reading...." Publishers Weekly

"[A] compelling, well-researched and balanced antidote to the Hollywood caricature of Mr. Carter's odyssey...." The Wall Street Journal

"An excellent investigation of the Carter case and his life." Library Journal

"Hirsch gives us an intimate portrait of Carter and the strange Canadian communalists/cultists who, by 1988, had helped him win his ultimate freedom." Newsday

"[A] sturdy, detail-exhausting page-turner that recalls 'A Civil Action.' St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"A riveting story....Hirsch has acquitted his subject well, skillfully recounting the emotional story of a man whose perseverance eventually resulted in his freedom not only from the State of New Jersey, but from the prison he had previously imposed upon himself." Denver Rocky Mountain News

L'autore:

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.

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• Editore: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0395979854
• ISBN 13: 9780395979853
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 358