Description: A National Bestseller
From New Yorker staff writer and bestselling author of The Nine and The Run of His Life: The People v. O. J. Simpson, the definitive account of the kidnapping and trial that defined an insane era in American history
On February 4, 1974, Patty Hearst, a sophomore in college and heiress to the Hearst Family fortune, was kidnapped by a ragtag group of self-styled revolutionaries calling itself the Symbonese Liberation Army. The weird turns that followed in this already sensational take are truly astonishing--the Hearst family tried to secure Patty's release by feeding the people of Oakland and San Francisco for free; bank security cameras captured Tania wielding a machine gun during a roberry; the LAPD engaged in the largest police shoot-out in American history; the first breaking news event was broadcast live on telelvision stations across the country; and then there was Patty's circuslike trial, filled with theatrical courtroom confrontations and a dramatic last-minute reversal, after which the term Stockholm syndrome entered the lexicon.
Ultimately, the saga highlighted a decade in which America seemed to be suffering a collective nervous breakdown. American Heiress portrays the electrifying lunacy of the time and the toxic mic of sex, politics, and violence that swept up Patty Hearst and captivated the nation.
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Type: book
Intended Audience: General/trade
Book Title: American Heiress : the Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst
Number of Pages: 480 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Item Height: 1 in
Topic: Hoaxes & Deceptions, Rich & Famous, United States / 20th Century, General, Criminals & Outlaws, Legal History
Publication Year: 2017
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Law, True Crime, Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Weight: 15.2 Oz
Item Length: 8 in
Author: Jeffrey Toobin
Item Width: 5.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
