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Tulia: Race, Cocaine, and Corruption in a Small Texas Town by Blakeslee, Nate
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Product Group
- Book
- Weight
- 1 lbs
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9781586484545
- Book Title
- Tulia : Race, Cocaine, and Corruption in a Small Texas Town
- Publisher
- Public Affairs
- Item Length
- 8.2 in
- Publication Year
- 2006
- Format
- Perfect
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.3 in
- Genre
- Law, Political Science, Social Science, History
- Topic
- United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx), Law Enforcement, Penology, Legal History, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies, Criminology
- Item Weight
- 19 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 480 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Public Affairs
ISBN-10
1586484540
ISBN-13
9781586484545
eBay Product ID (ePID)
56980804
Product Key Features
Book Title
Tulia : Race, Cocaine, and Corruption in a Small Texas Town
Number of Pages
480 Pages
Language
English
Topic
United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx), Law Enforcement, Penology, Legal History, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies, Criminology
Publication Year
2006
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Law, Political Science, Social Science, History
Format
Perfect
Dimensions
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
19 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2005-049220
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"Those familiar with the travesty of justice that led to multiple bogus drug arrests in the small Texas town of Tulia only from newspaper accounts will be outraged anew at this eye-opening narrative that bears comparison to such courtroom and litigation classics as A Civil Action .... A masterpiece of true crime writing." -- Publishers Weekly, "A first-rate piece of 'injustice' journalism, the kind of book that outrages while it fascinates. . .. A prime example of true crime reporting. The bonus is that it may be second only to Buzz Bissinger's Friday Night Lights as a slice of hardscrabble Panhandle life. . . . A dramatic, David-vs.-Goliath story." -- Jerome Weeks, Dallas Morning News, "A devastating critique of Texas' judicial system and the nation's drug laws. But it is foremost a riveting legal thriller about the inspirational men and women-including those in and around Tulia-who refused to let the injustice stand. Atticus Finch, after all, was from a small Southern town, too. And Tulia , in Blakeslee's rich and deeply satisfying telling, resembles nothing so much as a modern-day To Kill a Mockingbird ." -- Sara Mosle, The New York Times Book Review, "Blakeslee's excellent and eminently readable book is a wonderful story of justice triumphant... his vivid portrait of law enforcement gone wrong suggests that there are more Tulias than there are lawyers dedicated enough to expose them." -- David Garrow, The Washington Post Book World, "Blakeslee's book is a cautionary tale; a fine example of true-crime reportage crafted of practical prose, reminding us that in the absence of practical solutions to our social ills, the tragedy in Tulia will never be considered a mere aberration." -- Austin Chronicle, "The story of Tulia is about much more than even the subtitle of Blakeslee's book suggests. It's about America writ large. That's the real story that Blakeslee found in the Panhandle." -- Barbara Belejack, Texas Observer, "Blakeslee's prose is crystalline....Blakeslee's portrait of Tulia-a place where white and black live side by side but separately and warily-is indelible."-- Mother Jones
Dewey Decimal
345.764/8380277
Synopsis
In 1999, in the tiny Texas town of Tulia, 39 people were charged with dealing cocaine. All were convicted and given sentences as high as 99 years. This is the story of the heroic legal battle that ultimately led to the reversal of the convictions in 2003., In the summer of 1999, in the tiny west Texas town of Tulia, thirty-nine people, almost all of them black, were arrested and charged with dealing powdered cocaine. The operation, a federally-funded investigation performed in cooperation with the local authorities, was based on the work of one notoriously unreliable undercover officer. At trial, the prosecution relied almost solely on the uncorroborated, and contradictory, testimony of that officer, Tom Coleman. Despite the flimsiness of the evidence against them, virtually all of the defendants were convicted and given sentences as high as ninety-nine years. Tom Coleman was named a Texas Lawman of the Year for his work. Tulia is the story of this town, the bust, the trials, and the heroic legal battle that ultimately led to the reversal of the convictions in the summer of 2003. Laws have been changed in Texas as a result of the scandal, and the defendants have earned a measure of bittersweet redemption. But the story is much bigger than the tale of just one bust. As Tulia makes clear, these events are the latest chapter in a story with themes as old as the country itself. It is a gripping, marvellously well-told tale about injustice, race, poverty, hysteria, and desperation in rural America., In the summer of 1999, in the tiny west Texas town of Tulia, thirty-nine people, almost all of them black, were arrested and charged with dealing powdered cocaine. The operation, a federally-funded investigation performed in cooperation with the local authorities, was based on the work of one notoriously unreliable undercover officer. At trial, the prosecution relied almost solely on the uncorroborated, and contradictory, testimony of that officer, Tom Coleman. Despite the flimsiness of the evidence against them, virtually all of the defendants were convicted and given sentences as high as ninety-nine years. Tom Coleman was named a Texas Lawman of the Year for his work. Tulia is the story of this town, the bust, the trials, and the heroic legal battle that ultimately led to the reversal of the convictions in the summer of 2003. Laws have been changed in Texas as a result of the scandal, and the defendants have earned a measure of bittersweet redemption. But the story is much bigger than the tale of just one bust. As Tulia makes clear, these events are the latest chapter in a story with themes as old as the country itself. It is a gripping, marvelously well-told tale about injustice, race, poverty, hysteria, and desperation in rural America., This true story of race and injustice in a small west Texas town "resembles . . . a modern day To Kill a Mockingbird -- or would, that is, if the novel were a true story and Atticus had won" ( New York Times Book Review ) In the summer of 1999, in the tiny west Texas town of Tulia, thirty-nine people, almost all of them black, were arrested and charged with dealing powdered cocaine. At trial, the prosecution relied almost solely on the uncorroborated, and contradictory, testimony of one police officer. Despite the flimsiness of the evidence against them, virtually all of the defendants were convicted and given sentences as high as ninety-nine years. Winner of the J. Anthony Lukas prize for excellence in nonfiction, Tulia is the story of this town, the bust, the trials, and the heroic legal battle that ultimately led to the reversal of the convictions. But the story is much bigger than the tale of just one bust. As Tulia makes clear, these events are the latest chapter in a story with themes as old as the country itself. It is a gripping, marvelously well-told tale about injustice, race, poverty, hysteria, and desperation in rural America.
LC Classification Number
HV8079.N3B55 2006
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