| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 346 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Crime and criminal justice series ; no. 3 |
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Crime and criminal justice series ; no. 3.
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North Texas crime and criminal justice series ; no. 3.
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| Contents |
"Stop right there or I'll kill you!" -- "Let's get the hell out of here" -- "There's a man up here with a gun" -- "Fred, what the hell are you doing?" -- "I'm scared and sick, just sick" -- "Put down your arms and surrender safely" -- "He will kill those people" -- "My God! they've shot Mr. Robinson" -- "We die a million deaths" -- "You play the cards you're dealt" -- "We have more time " -- "If you want to come, just come ahead" -- "We will assassinate everyone!" -- "We will kill as many people as possible" -- "You don't treat women that way" -- "I've got four aces and the joker" -- "I'm going out of here, whether it's alive or dead" -- "Get ready because we're going to start killing!" -- "I could have grabbed his gun" -- "Meet my demands or prepare for war" -- "I'm the executioner." -- "I demand that an armored truck be waiting" -- "If he'd only send out Linda Woodman. -- "I'll see y'all soon" -- "It's over" -- Epilogue |
| Summary |
From one o'clock on the afternoon of July 24, 1974, until shortly before ten o'clock the night of August 3, eleven days later, one of the longest hostage-taking sieges in the history of the United States took place in Texas' Huntsville State Prison |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-333) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Carrasco, Fred, -1974.
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| SUBJECT |
Carrasco, Fred, -1974 fast |
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Texas. State Penitentiary at Huntsville.
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| SUBJECT |
Texas. State Penitentiary at Huntsville fast |
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Prison riots -- Texas -- Huntsville
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Prison violence -- Texas -- Huntsville
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Hostage negotiations -- Texas -- Huntsville
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Penology.
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Hostage negotiations
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Prison riots
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Prison violence
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Texas -- Huntsville
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
141759358X |
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9781417593583 |
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9786610507849 |
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6610507848 |
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9781574414097 |
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1574414097 |
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