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Title: Hurricane : The Miraculous Journey of Rubin Carter by James S. Hirsch ISBN: 0618087281 Publisher: Mariner Books Pub. Date: September, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.19
Rating: 5
Summary: Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
Comment: In the novel, "Hurricane", Rubin is accused of a triple muder in 1966 in New Jersey. Unfortunately there were no eyewitnesses to the murder. After taking a lie detector test, the police chief knew Carter was innocent, although he guessed that Carter knew who the killer was. That was enough. He was tried with an 11 man 1 black man jury in paterson, N.J. The mayor was seeking re-election and wanted no publicity that would change his winning. The real murderer was never found. Carter spent 20 years in prison as an innocent man. Whilke in prison, he refused to wear the prison uniform, so he wore clothes worn in other parts of the prison, such as a barber's smock. In 1974,. he wrote his autobiography "The Sixteenth Round:From Round 1 Contender to #45472". He sent a copy to Bob Dylan, the poular song writer of music dealing with social injustice. For a short time his pligt was brought to the public attention. In 1980, 16 year old bot, Lesra Martin, from Brooklyn who was almost illiterate read the autobiography. He began to write letters to Rubin Carter in prison. His Canadian foster family believed in Carter's innocence, along with Lesra. He began visiting Carter in prison and so did his foster family. They all eventually moved to the Uniter States of America in order to help prove the Criminal Justice System that Rubin did not commit these muders. They began looking for evidencethat was missed during the original trial that could help clear Carter ogf the charges. I do recommend this book. I recommend this book to people who like sports, civil issues, and human interest. This book was written in an excellent form, good wording, and okay in details. James S. Hirsch very well covers all the trail and prison life of a criminal. His writing style in this book will want you to keep reading.
Rating: 4
Summary: The facts, Ma'am, just the facts ....
Comment: James Hirsch does an excellent job with his biography of Rubin Carter. I read about one non-fiction book to 20 fiction books; this one could influence me to raise the percentage. They say that fact is stranger than fiction ... the story of Hurricane Carter gives credibility to that statement. Hirsch had me hooked from page one. His matter-of-fact style is rift with descriptive passages that lend themselves to the stuff good novels are often made of. The story itself: unbelievable! As a die-hard fan of historical fiction, I would recommend this tale to anyone. Tough to put down and not meant to be read through multiple sittings.
Rating: 4
Summary: From the book review in the California Journal of Law
Comment: This is an exhaustively detailed account of the life of Rubin "The Hurricane" Carter, told in a compelling, fluid style. Great detail is given not only the the life of Rubin Carter, but of all those persons involved in Mr. Carter's decades long struggle for freedom after having been twice wrongly convicted for a 1966 triple murder. The background detail of places and events provides an impressive depth and understanding of the political undercurrents and feelings of the day. Mr. Carter has strong feelings about the criminal justice system in the United States, and a strong basis for those feelings. Mr. Hirsch's meticulously researched 'hurricane' provides the reader with a well written 'Journey' not only of, but with Rubin Carter.
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Title: The Sixteenth Round: From Number 1 Contender To #45472 by Rubin Carter ISBN: 0140149295 Publisher: Penguin Books Canada Ltd Pub. Date: December, 1999 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: Lazarus and the Hurricane: The Freeing of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter by Sam Chaiton, Terry Swinton, Terence Swinton ISBN: 0312253974 Publisher: Griffin Trade Paperback Pub. Date: January, 1900 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X, Malcolm X ISBN: 0345350685 Publisher: African American Images Pub. Date: December, 1989 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Hurricane ISBN: 078324228X Publisher: Universal/MCA Pub. Date: 11 July, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.98 |
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Title: The Hurricane (Special Edition) ISBN: B000053NYB Publisher: Universal Studios Pub. Date: 30 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $9.98 |
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