| Last Man Standing: The Tragedy and Triumph of Geronimo Pratt Contributor(s): Olsen, Jack (Author) |
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ISBN: 0385493681 ISBN-13: 9780385493680 Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2001 Annotation: Jack Olsen's Last Man Standing is the gripping story of Geronimo Pratt, war hero and community leader, who was framed by the FBI in one of the greatest travesties of justice in American history. Geronimo Pratt did not commit the murder for which he served twenty-seven nightmarish years. As a UCLA student, though, he had led the Los Angeles Chapter of the Black Panther Party, and became a target of the FBI. Here is the spellbinding saga of Pratt, his heroic lawyers, Johnnie Cochran and Stuart Hanlon, and the Reverend James McCloskey, who overcame all the odds to bring the truth to light and free Geronimo. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Political - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - General - Political Science | Civil Rights |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 000029436 |
| Physical Information: 1.15" H x 5.23" W x 8.03" (1.18 lbs) 514 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1970's - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Jack Olsen's Last Man Standing is the gripping story of Geronimo Pratt, war hero and community leader, who was framed by the FBI in one of the greatest travesties of justice in American history. Geronimo Pratt did not commit the murder for which he served twenty-seven nightmarish years. As a UCLA student, though, he had led the Los Angeles Chapter of the Black Panther Party, and became a target of the FBI. Here is the spellbinding saga of Pratt, his heroic lawyers, Johnnie Cochran and Stuart Hanlon, and the Reverend James McCloskey, who overcame all the odds to bring the truth to light and free Geronimo. |