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Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-100375423222
ISBN-139780375423222
eBay Product ID (ePID)219227780
Product Key Features
Book TitleBlood in the Water : the Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy
Number of Pages752 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicUnited States / 20th Century, Law Enforcement, Criminal Law / General, Penology
Publication Year2016
IllustratorYes
GenreLaw, Political Science, Social Science, History
AuthorHeather Ann Thompson
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.5 in
Item Weight36.9 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2016-000477
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsAdvance Praise for Heather Ann Thompson's Blood in the Water " Blood in the Water is extraordinary--a true gift to the written history of civil rights and racial justice struggles in America." --Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness "Remarkable. . . . Blood in the Water is a historical tour de force. It sheds new light on these most important historical events, events that in part triggered the wave of exponential prison growth today. For those of us who have been tracing the rise of mass incarceration in this country, Heather Ann Thompson's book is a must read." --Bernard E. Harcourt, Professor of Law and Political Science at Columbia University "Heather Ann Thompson wields the powers of the historian with mesmerizing force. Forty-five years after the Attica uprising, Blood in the Water offers the most complete history to date on that tragic episode and does so with unflinching purpose: a clearer view of the consequences for human life, both past and present." --Glenn E. Martin, Founder and President of JustLeadershipUSA " Blood in the Water tells of warning signs in 1971 that still exist more than forty years later. Heather Ann Thompson's prophetic analysis is a sobering reminder that we must all care about what is happening to human beings behind prison walls." --Soffiyah Elijah, Executive Director of the Correctional Association of New York
Dewey Decimal365/.974793
Table Of ContentCONTENTS Introduction: State Secrets xiii PART I THE TINDERBOX Frank "Big Black" Smith 3 1 Not So Greener Pastures 5 2 Responding to Resistance 18 3 Voices from Auburn 22 4 Knowledge Is Power 28 5 Playing by the Rules 31 6 Back and Forth 35 7 End of the Line 38 PART II POWER AND POLITICS UNLEASHED Michael Smith 43 8 Talking Back 45 9 Burning Down the House 50 10 Reeling and Reacting 60 11 Order Out of Chaos 64 12 What's Going On 71 13 Into the Night 83 14 A New Day Dawns 89 PART III THE SOUND BEFORE THE FURY Tom Wicker 101 15 Getting Down to Business 103 16 Dreams and Nightmares 116 17 On the Precipice 139 18 Deciding Disaster 153 PART IV RETRIBUTION AND REPRISALS UNIMAGINED Tony Strollo 161 19 Chomping at the Bit 163 20 Standing Firm 169 21 No Mercy 178 22 Spinning Disaster 193 23 And the Beat Goes On 204 PART V RECKONINGS AND REACTIONS Robert Douglass 223 24 Speaking Up 225 25 Stepping Back 232 26 Funerals and Fallout 242 27 Prodding and Probing 251 28 Which Side Are You On? 256 29 Ducks in a Row 266 PART VI INQUIRIES AND DIVERSIONS Anthony Simonetti 271 30 Digging More Deeply 273 31 Foxes in the Hen House 287 32 Stick and Carrot 294 33 Seeking Help 299 34 Indictments All Around 304 PART VII JUSTICE ON TRIAL Ernest Goodman 311 35 Mobilizing and Maneuvering 313 36 A House Divided 321 37 Laying the Groundwork 327 38 Testing the Waters 334 39 Going for Broke 340 40 Evening the Score 363 41 A Long Journey Ahead 388 PART VIII BLOWING THE WHISTLE Malcolm Bell 401 42 Joining the Team 403 43 Protecting the Police 418 44 Smoking Guns 425 45 Going Public 434 46 Investigating the Investigation 442 47 Closing the Book 452 PART IX DAVID AND GOLIATH Elizabeth Fink 457 48 It Ain't Over Till It's Over 459 49 Shining the Light on Evil 466 50 Delay Tactics 479 51 The Price of Blood 485 52 Deal with the Devil 498 PART X A FINAL FIGHT Deanne Quinn Miller 507 53 Family Fury 509 54 Manipulated and Outmaneuvered 517 55 Biting the Hand 528 56 Getting Heard 533 57 Waiting Game 542 58 A Hollow Victory 550 Epilogue: Prisons and Power 558 Acknowledgments 573 Notes 579 Index 685
SynopsisPULITZER PRIZE WINNER * The definitive history of the infamous 1971 Attica Prison uprising, the state's violent response, and the victim's decades-long quest for justice. * Thompson served as the Historical Consultant on the Academy Award-nominated documentary feature ATTICA "Gripping ... deals with racial conflict, mass incarceration, police brutality and dissembling politicians ... Makes us understand why this one group of prisoners [rebelled], and how many others shared the cost." -- The New York Times On September 9, 1971, nearly 1,300 prisoners took over the Attica Correctional Facility in upstate New York to protest years of mistreatment. Holding guards and civilian employees hostage, the prisoners negotiated with officials for improved conditions during the four long days and nights that followed. On September 13, the state abruptly sent hundreds of heavily armed troopers and correction officers to retake the prison by force. Their gunfire killed thirty-nine men--hostages as well as prisoners--and severely wounded more than one hundred others. In the ensuing hours, weeks, and months, troopers and officers brutally retaliated against the prisoners. And, ultimately, New York State authorities prosecuted only the prisoners, never once bringing charges against the officials involved in the retaking and its aftermath and neglecting to provide support to the survivors and the families of the men who had been killed. Drawing from more than a decade of extensive research, historian Heather Ann Thompson sheds new light on every aspect of the uprising and its legacy, giving voice to all those who took part in this forty-five-year fight for justice: prisoners, former hostages, families of the victims, lawyers and judges, and state officials and members of law enforcement. Blood in the Water is the searing and indelible account of one of the most important civil rights stories of the last century. (With black-and-white photos throughout), PULITZER PRIZE WINNER - NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST - The definitive history of the infamous 1971 Attica Prison uprising, the state's violent response, and the victim's decades-long quest for justice. "Gripping ... deals with racial conflict, mass incarceration, police brutality and dissembling politicians ... Makes us understand why this one group of prisoners [rebelled], and how many others shared the cost." -- The New York Times On September 9, 1971, nearly 1,300 prisoners took over the Attica Correctional Facility in upstate New York to protest years of mistreatment. Holding guards and civilian employees hostage, the prisoners negotiated with officials for improved conditions during the four long days and nights that followed. On September 13, the state abruptly sent hundreds of heavily armed troopers and correction officers to retake the prison by force. Their gunfire killed thirty-nine men--hostages as well as prisoners--and severely wounded more than one hundred others. In the ensuing hours, weeks, and months, troopers and officers brutally retaliated against the prisoners. And, ultimately, New York State authorities prosecuted only the prisoners, never once bringing charges against the officials involved in the retaking and its aftermath and neglecting to provide support to the survivors and the families of the men who had been killed. Drawing from more than a decade of extensive research, historian Heather Ann Thompson sheds new light on every aspect of the uprising and its legacy, giving voice to all those who took part in this forty-five-year fight for justice: prisoners, former hostages, families of the victims, lawyers and judges, and state officials and members of law enforcement. Blood in the Water is the searing and indelible account of one of the most important civil rights stories of the last century. (With black-and-white photos throughout), WINNER OF THE 2017 PULITZER PRIZE IN HISTORY WINNER OF THE 2017 BANCROFT PRIZE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST * LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE FINALIST * NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK FOR 2016 * NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE BOSTON GLOBE , NEWSWEEK , KIRKUS , AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY THE FIRST DEFINITIVE HISTORY OF THE INFAMOUS 1971 ATTICA PRISON UPRISING, THE STATE'S VIOLENT RESPONSE, AND THE VICTIMS' DECADES-LONG QUEST FOR JUSTICE On September 9, 1971, nearly 1,300 prisoners took over the Attica Correctional Facility in upstate New York to protest years of mistreatment. Holding guards and civilian employees hostage, the prisoners negotiated with officials for improved conditions during the four long days and nights that followed. On September 13, the state abruptly sent hundreds of heavily armed troopers and correction officers to retake the prison by force. Their gunfire killed thirty-nine men--hostages as well as prisoners--and severely wounded more than one hundred others. In the ensuing hours, weeks, and months, troopers and officers brutally retaliated against the prisoners. And, ultimately, New York State authorities prosecuted only the prisoners, never once bringing charges against the officials involved in the retaking and its aftermath and neglecting to provide support to the survivors and the families of the men who had been killed. Drawing from more than a decade of extensive research, historian Heather Ann Thompson sheds new light on every aspect of the uprising and its legacy, giving voice to all those who took part in this forty-five-year fight for justice: prisoners, former hostages, families of the victims, lawyers and judges, and state officials and members of law enforcement. Blood in the Water is the searing and indelible account of one of the most important civil rights stories of the last century. (With black-and-white photos throughout)
LC Classification NumberHV9475.N716T46 2016
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