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PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100399183388
ISBN-139780399183386
eBay Product ID (ePID)239703354
Product Key Features
Book TitleBeneath a Ruthless Sun : a True Story of Violence, Race, and Justice Lost and Found
Number of Pages432 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2018
TopicDiscrimination & Race Relations, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Sociology / General, General
IllustratorYes
GenreTrue Crime, Social Science, History
AuthorGilbert King
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.4 in
Item Weight22.3 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2017-053110
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsPraise for Devil in the Grove : "Must read, cannot put down history." - The New York Times "A taut, intensely readable narrative." -Boston Globe "A powerful and well-told drama of Southern injustice." - The Chicago Tribune, "Compelling, insightful and important, Gilbert King exposes the corruption of racial bigotry and animus that shadows a community, a state and a nation. A fascinating examination of an injustice story all too familiar and still largely ignored, an engaging and essential read." --Bryan Stevenson, author of Just Mercy "In the tradition of Harper Lee, Gilbert King tells the story of a small southern town corrupted by racism, a perverse genteel honor, and utter disdain for poor "crackers." Three women stand out in this gripping tale of a falsely accused man: an unrelenting reporter, a mother, and a victim doubly victimized as a pawn of others' ambitions. In deftly unraveling a tragic mixture of lies, violence, and hatred, King powerfully reminds us how the unpalatable beliefs of 1957 haunt us still." --Nancy Isenberg, author of White Trash "Gilbert King's stunning chronicle of race, sex and power in fatal combination yields so many truly tragic turns that it's almost uncanny when goodness endures. With breakneck drama and cold clarity, Beneath a Ruthless Sun captures the sultry particulars of a uniquely charged place and time as well as a universal truth about how difficult it is for humans in the aggregate to do the right thing." -- Diane McWhorter, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Carry Me Home: Birmingham, Alabama--the Climactic Battle of the Civil Rights Revolution Praise for Devil in the Grove : "Must read, cannot put down history." - The New York Times "A taut, intensely readable narrative." -Boston Globe "A powerful and well-told drama of Southern injustice." - The Chicago Tribune, Praise for Devil in the Grove : "Must read, cannot put down history." - The New York Times "A taut, intensely readable narrative." -- Boston Globe "A powerful and well-told drama of Southern injustice."-- The Chicago Tribune, "A spellbinding true story of racism, privilege, and official corruption...By turns sobering, frightening, and thrilling, this meticulous account of the power and tenacity of officially sanctioned racism recalls a dark era that America is still struggling to leave behind." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred) "Compelling, insightful and important, Gilbert King exposes the corruption of racial bigotry and animus that shadows a community, a state and a nation. A fascinating examination of an injustice story all too familiar and still largely ignored, an engaging and essential read." --Bryan Stevenson, author of Just Mercy "In the tradition of Harper Lee, Gilbert King tells the story of a small southern town corrupted by racism, a perverse genteel honor, and utter disdain for poor "crackers." Three women stand out in this gripping tale of a falsely accused man: an unrelenting reporter, a mother, and a victim doubly victimized as a pawn of others' ambitions. In deftly unraveling a tragic mixture of lies, violence, and hatred, King powerfully reminds us how the unpalatable beliefs of 1957 haunt us still." --Nancy Isenberg, author of White Trash "Gilbert King's stunning chronicle of race, sex and power in fatal combination yields so many truly tragic turns that it's almost uncanny when goodness endures. With breakneck drama and cold clarity, Beneath a Ruthless Sun captures the sultry particulars of a uniquely charged place and time as well as a universal truth about how difficult it is for humans in the aggregate to do the right thing." -- Diane McWhorter, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Carry Me Home: Birmingham, Alabama--the Climactic Battle of the Civil Rights Revolution Praise for Devil in the Grove : "Must read, cannot put down history." - The New York Times "A taut, intensely readable narrative." -Boston Globe "A powerful and well-told drama of Southern injustice." - The Chicago Tribune, "Gilbert King's stunning chronicle of race, sex and power in fatal combination yields so many truly tragic turns that it's almost uncanny when goodness endures. With breakneck drama and cold clarity, Beneath a Ruthless Sun captures the sultry particulars of a uniquely charged place and time as well as a universal truth about how difficult it is for humans in the aggregate to do the right thing." --Diane McWhorter, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Carry Me Home: Birmingham, Alabama--the Climactic Battle of the Civil Rights Revolution "Compelling, insightful and important, Gilbert King exposes the corruption of racial bigotry and animus that shadows a community, a state and a nation. A fascinating examination of an injustice story all too familiar and still largely ignored, an engaging and essential read." --Bryan Stevenson "In the tradition of Harper Lee, Gilbert King tells the story of a small southern town corrupted by racism, a perverse genteel honor, and utter disdain for poor "crackers." Three women stand out in this gripping tale of a falsely accused man: an unrelenting reporter, a mother, and a victim doubly victimized as a pawn of others' ambitions. In deftly unraveling a tragic mixture of lies, violence, and hatred, King powerfully reminds us how the unpalatable beliefs of 1957 haunt us still." --Nancy Isenberg, author of White Trash Praise for Devil in the Grove : "Must read, cannot put down history." - The New York Times "A taut, intensely readable narrative." -Boston Globe "A powerful and well-told drama of Southern injustice." - The Chicago Tribune
Dewey Decimal364.15/32092 B
SynopsisKing follows up his Pulitzer Prize-winning The Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America with a narrative of sex, race, and corruption in 1957 Florida that must be read to be believed. The rape of a wealthy citrus grower's wife led to the arrest of several African Americans by the county's virulently racist sheriff, who quickly (and inexplicably) released them and turned his attention to Jesse Daniels, a sweet-natured white teenager with the mental capacity of a ten-year-old. That's when journalist Mabel Norris Reese enters the picture., NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR and THE WASHINGTON POST "Compelling, insightful and important, Beneath a Ruthless Sun exposes the corruption of racial bigotry and animus that shadows a community, a state and a nation. A fascinating examination of an injustice story all too familiar and still largely ignored, an engaging and essential read." --Bryan Stevenson, author of Just Mercy From the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller Devil in the Grove , the gripping true story of a small town with a big secret. In December 1957, the wife of a Florida citrus baron is raped in her home while her husband is away. She claims a "husky Negro" did it, and the sheriff, the infamous racist Willis McCall, does not hesitate to round up a herd of suspects. But within days, McCall turns his sights on Jesse Daniels, a gentle, mentally impaired white nineteen-year-old. Soon Jesse is railroaded up to the state hospital for the insane, and locked away without trial. But crusading journalist Mabel Norris Reese cannot stop fretting over the case and its baffling outcome. Who was protecting whom, or what? She pursues the story for years, chasing down leads, hitting dead ends, winning unlikely allies. Bit by bit, the unspeakable truths behind a conspiracy that shocked a community into silence begin to surface. Beneath a Ruthless Sun tells a powerful, page-turning story rooted in the fears that rippled through the South as integration began to take hold, sparking a surge of virulent racism that savaged the vulnerable, debased the powerful, and roils our own times still., NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR and THE WASHINGTON POST Compelling, insightful and important, Beneath a Ruthless Sun exposes the corruption of racial bigotry and animus that shadows a community, a state and a nation. A fascinating examination of an injustice story all too familiar and still largely ignored, an engaging and essential read. --Bryan Stevenson, author of Just Mercy From the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller Devil in the Grove , the gripping true story of a small town with a big secret. In December 1957, the wife of a Florida citrus baron is raped in her home while her husband is away. She claims a husky Negro did it, and the sheriff, the infamous racist Willis McCall, does not hesitate to round up a herd of suspects. But within days, McCall turns his sights on Jesse Daniels, a gentle, mentally impaired white nineteen-year-old. Soon Jesse is railroaded up to the state hospital for the insane, and locked away without trial. But crusading journalist Mabel Norris Reese cannot stop fretting over the case and its baffling outcome. Who was protecting whom, or what? She pursues the story for years, chasing down leads, hitting dead ends, winning unlikely allies. Bit by bit, the unspeakable truths behind a conspiracy that shocked a community into silence begin to surface. Beneath a Ruthless Sun tells a powerful, page-turning story rooted in the fears that rippled through the South as integration began to take hold, sparking a surge of virulent racism that savaged the vulnerable, debased the powerful, and roils our own times still.
LC Classification NumberHV9955.F6K56 2018
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- 23. Aug. 2019
True story of livng in central Florida in the 50,s.
A great read on how justice was living in the 50,s in central Florida. Riveting to say the least.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 23. Jan. 2019
A must read
I am a native Floridian and things like this were never discussed when I was growing up in old Florida in the 50's. Gilbert King is one of the best writers of our generation.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
