Recommended reading - The Sixteenth Round & Lazarus and the Hurricane

The Sixteenth Round & Lazarus and the Hurricane

 

Both books filmed as The Hurricane (1999), directed by Norman Jewison.

 

The Sixteenth Round

From Number 1 Contender to Number 45472
By Rubin “Hurricane” Carter.
 
First published 1974.
Published by Chicago Review Press.
Paperback.

ISBN-10: 1569765677
ISBN-13: 978-1569765678
 
Description:
 
A document of life lived in the center of hell. – Sports Illustrated.
 
When they come to list the greatest boxers, Hurrican's name isn't likely to pop up in the Top 10. But when they come to list the greatest figures of the 20th century, he'll be alone at the peak. – Boston Globe.
 
A shocking, savage and brilliant indictment of racial injustice and the inhumanity of the prison. – Globe and Mail.
 
Carter's scorching and poetic autobiography. – Toronto Sun.
 

Rubin "Hurricane" Carter was riding a wave of success. The survivor of a difficult youth, he rose to become a top contender for the middleweight boxing crown. But his career crashed to a halt on May 26, 1967, when he and another man were found guilty of the murder of three white people and sentenced to three consecutive life terms. Written from prison and first published in 1974, The Sixteenth Round chronicles Hurricane's journey from the ring to solitary confinement. The book was his cry for help to the public, an attempt to set the record straight and force a new trial. Bob Dylan wrote his classic anthem "Hurricane" about his struggle, and Muhammad Ali and thousands of others took up his cause. The power of Carter's voice, as well as his ironic humor, makes this an eloquent, soul-stirring account of a remarkable life.

 

Lazarus and the Hurricane

The Freeing of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
By Sam Chaiton and Terry Swinton.
 
First published 1991.
Published by St. Martin's Griffin.
Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0312253974
ISBN-13: 978-0312253974
 
Description:
 

A moving chronicle of the seven-year-battle to free boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter from wrongful imprisonment reveals the role of a group of Canadians in winning Carter's release.