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OverviewRubin ""Hurricane"" Carter was riding a wave of success. The survivor of a difficult childhood and youth, he 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 and sentences to three consecutive life terms. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Carter Rubin 'Hurricane'Publisher: Chicago Review Press Imprint: Chicago Review Press Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.80cm Weight: 0.490kg ISBN: 9781569765678ISBN 10: 1569765677 Pages: 339 Publication Date: 01 April 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsA shocking, savage and brilliant indictment of racial injustice and the inhumanity of the prison. -- Globe and Mail Author InformationRubin ""Hurricane"" Carter was released from prison in 1988. Former chair and CEO of Canada's Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted and, since 2005, CEO of Innocence International, Dr. Carter is the author of Eye of the Hurricane: My Path from Darkness to Freedom. His life has been the subject of three books and a major motion picture, The Hurricane,starring Denzel Washington.The recipient of honorary doctor of law degrees from Griffith University, Australia, and York University, Toronto. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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