Author: MELVILLE, SAMUEL (FOREWORD BY WILLIAM KUNSTLER)
Title: Letters from Attica a Leader of the Rebellion Killed in the Police Assault
Description: New York, NY: William Morrow, 1972. 1st Paperback Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. Trade PB. This is a trade paperback book. The book is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some wear and rubbing. There is a single hole punch to the top front corner of the book cover, and there is a small spot of color loss to the paper on the front cover. The text pages are clean and bright. "Samuel Joseph Melville (born Samuel Joseph Grossman, 1934 – September 13, 1971) , was the principal conspirator and bomb setter in the 1969 bombings of eight government and commercial office buildings in New York City. Melville cited his opposition to the Vietnam War and U. S. Imperialism as the motivation for the bombings. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy and to bombing the Federal Office Building in lower Manhattan, as well as to assaulting a marshal in a failed escape attempt. A key figure in the 1971 Attica Prison riots, he was shot by the police and killed when the uprising was put down by force. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good- .
Keywords: True Crime Samuel Melville William Kunstler Attica Prison Prison Reform
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Title: Letters from Attica a Leader of the Rebellion Killed in the Police Assault
Description: New York, NY: William Morrow, 1972. 1st Paperback Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. Trade PB. This is a trade paperback book. The book is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some wear and rubbing. There is a single hole punch to the top front corner of the book cover, and there is a small spot of color loss to the paper on the front cover. The text pages are clean and bright. "Samuel Joseph Melville (born Samuel Joseph Grossman, 1934 – September 13, 1971) , was the principal conspirator and bomb setter in the 1969 bombings of eight government and commercial office buildings in New York City. Melville cited his opposition to the Vietnam War and U. S. Imperialism as the motivation for the bombings. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy and to bombing the Federal Office Building in lower Manhattan, as well as to assaulting a marshal in a failed escape attempt. A key figure in the 1971 Attica Prison riots, he was shot by the police and killed when the uprising was put down by force. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good- .
Keywords: True Crime Samuel Melville William Kunstler Attica Prison Prison Reform
Price: US$ 25.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 47706
- Book number: 47706
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