Eye of the Hurricane
My Path from Darkness to Freedom
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, African-American Studies, Biography & Memoir, Sports
| Author: | Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, Ken Klonsky | ISBN: | 9781569768228 |
| Publisher: | Chicago Review Press | Publication: | January 1, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Chicago Review Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, Ken Klonsky |
| ISBN: | 9781569768228 |
| Publisher: | Chicago Review Press |
| Publication: | January 1, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Chicago Review Press |
| Language: | English |
A spiritual as well as a factual autobiography, this is a self-portrait of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a 20th-century icon and controversial victim of the U.S. justice system turned spokesperson for the wrongfully convicted. Exploring Carter’s personal philosophy-born of the unimaginable duress of wrongful imprisonment and conceived through his defiance of the brutal institution of prison and a decade of solitary confinement-this work offers hope for those who have none and serves as a call to action for those who abhor injustice. Exposing the inherent flaws in the legal and penal systems, this autobiography also serves as a prison survival manual-be it a brick-and-mortar cell or the metaphorical prison of childhood abuse, racism, and despair.
A spiritual as well as a factual autobiography, this is a self-portrait of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a 20th-century icon and controversial victim of the U.S. justice system turned spokesperson for the wrongfully convicted. Exploring Carter’s personal philosophy-born of the unimaginable duress of wrongful imprisonment and conceived through his defiance of the brutal institution of prison and a decade of solitary confinement-this work offers hope for those who have none and serves as a call to action for those who abhor injustice. Exposing the inherent flaws in the legal and penal systems, this autobiography also serves as a prison survival manual-be it a brick-and-mortar cell or the metaphorical prison of childhood abuse, racism, and despair.
