Lazarus and the Hurricane: The Freeing of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter

by Sam Chaiton and Terry Swinton

Book Overview

In 1979, Lesra, a 16-year-old African American boy from an impoverished Brooklyn neighborhood, befriended three thirtysomething Canadians in the borough on business. The boy, whom the Canadians flew... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312253974
• ISBN13: 9780312253974
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Best book I have ever read

This is the best book that I have ever read. What a devastating, yet inspiration story all at once. The tragidy that society placed on minority groups in the past has to be told and this is told so eloquently. This is a must read for every man, woman, and child in our society today. We must never forget the past so that we do not go there again. This tragedy should never be repeated. The story of what life is all about is in this book. It will touch you like no other book has before.

An excelent book.

This is a remarkable story, it starts out in the sixties, and takes you through twenty years of injustice to the eighties, and through that time you learn of the corruption of the government to prove its point. Rubin Carter didn't deserve the injustices that he suffered and after his many attempts to prove it, he gave up, just then by chance a young man learns of his heroic and yet sad story and vows to help Rubin. Along with his help the `Canadians' as they have been named, decide to help Lazarus on his endeavor. They started out as mere acquaintances and ended up to be best friends. This book tells how a tragic event can bring together many people to help two innocent people, and how a stranger off the streets can change the future for them all. This story moved me, I highly recommend this to anyone, I thought this book would be yet another boring book about some no name boxer, but I was wrong, I learned of one of the greatest injustices of the twentieth century. For the young and the old, this book is great.

Very Solid Sharp Book

I Was Like Lazarus I Couldn't put this Book down.I Find This Book to be Very Moving.it captures so many Injustices.it shows how little value was placed on one Man.No Matter who he was or how much Money he made he was still a Black Man.Guilty Sight on Seen.this Book also shows the Loving & Caring way of the Canadians.it's amazing what reading can do for ones mind or the Journey it will take you on.this book is about Freedom.The Canadians Freed Lazarus & the Canadians together with Lazarus Helped free Rubin Carter.the Importance of Reading.if Lazarus had have never read that Book a Great Injustice would have never been solved.

Excellent read for the analytic.

This is a thinking version of the movie. I expected a re-hash of the story but I found much more. The prose is carefully detailed as well as concise. The Canadians have a very keen eye for the big picture and bring insights by the bundles to the American reader. But the pages flow like a well crafted documentary with its unabashed and straightforward language. If you remember that the Canadians are "life learners", youll understand the direction of this book. If you want a story of a prize fighter, watch the movie. If you want to understand the tribulations of a group of different people who grew to understand, love, and sacrifice for eachother....

Lazarus and the Hurricane

I bought this book before I knew the movie was to be released. It is an amazing story of an innocent man's stuggle to gain his right to freedom after spending almost 20 years in jail, incarcerated for a crime he was completely innocent of. It made me wonder how "just" is justice in certain criminal cases where the evidence was so clear he was not guilty of a horrible crime. The "Canadians" as they were so fondly addressed as, should be given tremendous credit as well as his attourney's that worked pro bono on Hurricane's case. Their belief is Hurricane's innocence and aid to his freedom is a breathtaking example of selflessness that is rarely heard of these days - we're all so busy with our own lives and problems, it was a welcome break to discover there are those out there who make a difference in our lives, namely for the Hurricane and for those who will read this book.