Riot!: The Incredibly True Story of How 1,000 Prisoners Took Over Attica Prison (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781490902135)

On August 21, 1971, Black Panther leader, George Jackson, was shot dead while trying to escape from California's San Quentin Prison. Thousands of miles away, inmates of Attica Prison in New York hear the news and believe the death was a racially charged murder. On September 9, 1971, the unthinkable happens: prisoners riot and are able to completely overtake the prison. This is the remarkably true story-in gripping, page-turning detail

Author: Fergus Mason
ISBN-10: 1490902139
ISBN-13: 9781490902135
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 07/02/2013
Pages: 118
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.27lbs
Size: 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.25d