AMERICAN SATURDAY by HOWARD, CLARK - 1981

Richard Marek Publishers, 1981. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Penguin Publishing Group, 1981. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Minimal library distinctions, pocket removed, very slight tilt, else contents appear as new, unread & unblemished in Fine Black boards. Poly protected DJ displays no significant surface/edge wear, as shown.
This book is the meticulously researched account of the men, women and events which converged one violent day that could have happened in America … An investigation of the death of black militant George Jackson at San Quentin Prison. Was Jackson a punk robber or a political prisoner?
KIRKUS REVIEW: The Saturday was August 21, 1971 and the headline read "George Jackson, 5 Others Slain in San Quentin." Howard's account traces the careers of the inmates and guards whose lives converged and ended that day, but focuses on the pivotal figure of Jackson himself, whose botched escape attempt--just before his scheduled trial in the "Soledad Brothers" murder case--led to a gory riot in which three guards, two other (white) inmates, and Jackson himself were killed. Ironically,… Read More

Contents appear as new, unread & unblemished in Fine black boards. DJ displays minor surface/edge/wear, as shown, with repaired closed tear on face and open tear on back.
This book is the meticulously researched account of the men, women and events which converged one violent day that could have happened in America … An investigation of the death of black militant George Jackson at San Quentin Prison. Was Jackson a punk robber or a political prisoner?
KIRKUS REVIEW: The Saturday was August 21, 1971 and the headline read ""George Jackson, 5 Others Slain in San Quentin."" Howard's account traces the careers of the inmates and guards whose lives converged and ended that day, but focuses on the pivotal figure of Jackson himself, whose botched escape attempt--just before his scheduled trial in the "Soledad Brothers" murder case--led to a gory riot in which three guards, two other (white) inmates, and Jackson himself were killed. Ironically, Howard grew up as a poor white a… Read More