| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 346 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| 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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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-333) and index. |
| 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Texas. State Penitentiary at Huntsville.
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Texas. State Penitentiary at Huntsville. |
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Carrasco, Fred, -1974.
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Carrasco, Fred, -1974. |
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Texas. Department of Corrections. Huntsville Unit. |
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Prison riots -- Texas -- Huntsville.
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Prison riots. |
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Texas -- Huntsville. |
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Prison violence -- Texas -- Huntsville.
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Prison violence. |
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Hostage negotiations -- Texas -- Huntsville.
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Hostage negotiations. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Title |
11 days in hell |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Harper, William T., 1929- Eleven days in hell. Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, ©2004 1574411802 (DLC) 2004004121 (OCoLC)54670161 |
| ISBN |
141759358X (electronic book) |
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9781417593583 (electronic book) |
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1574411802 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9781574411805 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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1574412647 (paper ; alkaline paper) |
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9781574412642 (paper ; alkaline paper) |
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