Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy

by Heather Ann Thompson

Book Overview

PULITZER 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375423222
• ISBN13: 9780375423222
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Pantheon Books
• Length: 752 Pages
• Weight: 2.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.4" x 9.3"