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Highlights
- "Harrowing in their frank detail and desperate tone, the selections in this anthology pack an emotional wallop...Should be required reading for anyone concerned about the violence in our society and the high rate of recidivism.
- About the Author: Tom Wicker covered American politics at The New York Times from 1960 to the early 1990s, when he succeeded Arthur Krock as writer of the "In the Nation" column.
- 384 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Anthologies (multiple authors)
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About the Book
This unique collection dramatizes the history of the modern American prison with more than 60 selections--memoirs, stories, novels, poems--written in the last 100 years.Book Synopsis
"Harrowing in their frank detail and desperate tone, the selections in this anthology pack an emotional wallop...Should be required reading for anyone concerned about the violence in our society and the high rate of recidivism."--Publishers Weekly. Includes work by: Jack London, Nelson Algren, Chester Himes, Jack Henry Abbott, Robert Lowell, Malcolm X, Mumia Abu-Jamal, and Piri Thomas.About the Author
Tom Wicker covered American politics at The New York Times from 1960 to the early 1990s, when he succeeded Arthur Krock as writer of the "In the Nation" column. He is the author of several books of nonfiction, including One of Us: Richard Nixon and the American Dream, and JFK and LBJ, as well as several novels.Dimensions (Overall): 7.78 Inches (H) x 5.16 Inches (W) x .92 Inches (D)
Weight: .68 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 384
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Anthologies (multiple authors)
Publisher: Penguin Books
Format: Paperback
Author: H Bruce Franklin
Language: English
Street Date: June 1, 1998
TCIN: 93673670
UPC: 9780140273052
Item Number (DPCI): 247-08-9728
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 0.68 pounds
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