About this title: The story of an African American family, the Boskets. Covers their slave origins, their lives in the incredibly violent post-Reconstruction Edgefield County, S.C., and the family's migration to Harlem, culminating in the present-day crimes and punishments of Willie Bosket, who shot two men on the New York City subway in 1978 at the age of 15.
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: First Trade Paper Printing
Binding: Printed Card Wrappers
Publisher: Avon Books, Dresden, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780380728626ISBN:0380728621
Description: Near Fine. Softcover. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Troubled history of the African-American Boskett family, back to the days of slavery and up to the story of murderer, Willie Bosket. 389pp, photo illustrated. An 'as new' copy except that the top margin of the front endpaper has been removed, and while there is no creasibng to the spine, there is slight wear to the spine edges. Weight, 450g. read more
Description: Butterfield, Fox., Alfred A. Knopf, 1995, c1995, 1st Edition (review copy), boards & cloth w/gilt spine titles, fine w/dj, 389 pp w/index & notes, B & W illus., tall 8vo, 'The Bosket Family and the American Traditon of Violence', $22.50. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date Published: 1996-11-01
ISBN-13:9780380728626ISBN:0380728621
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Description: Very Good. SMALL FOLD LINES AT OUTSIDE CORNERS AND A LITTLE WEAR AT THE CORNERS. TEXT IS CLEAN, CRISP BUT TINY BIT OF TONING AROUND THE EDGES. read more
Description: Good Plus. Unmarked pages in sounc binding. A few pages are dog-eared. Cover has some wear. Outside page edges has a soiled area. Front Cover has a little soiling. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780380728626ISBN:0380728621
Description: Good. Origional price marked out on back cover and inside front cover, some underlining and marginalia. Within 2 days. Satisfaction guaranteed! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date Published: 1996-11-01
ISBN-13:9780380728626ISBN:0380728621
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date Published: 1996-11-01
ISBN-13:9780380728626ISBN:0380728621
Description: Good. Excellent customer service. May ship from alternate location depending on your zip code and availability. Satisfaction guaranteed! ! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date Published: 1996-11-01
ISBN-13:9780380728626ISBN:0380728621
Description: Good. Excellent customer service. May ship from alternate location depending on your zip code and availability. Satisfaction guaranteed! ! read more
"What a great read even though it's been out there a while! It really helps me understand the history of our country and why my friends in Japan view America as such a violent country! Well, it is....unfortunately! I think it is extremely well researched and well written. Reads like a novel!"
"The subtitle is "the American Tradition of Violence." I read this book while working with kids who had been incarcerated for felonies; we talked about violent southern traditions and how they emerged. I spent time in Harlem looking up places important to Willie Bosket's life, to see for myself and to think about him. A friend one represented Bosket when he was in Attica, not far from here. At some point in time, I hope every story from every city in our country makes us look behind the story and then the story behind that one if we're to understand anything at all.
This book does exactly that. And then read Nicholas Lehmann's The Promised Land."
"I loved this book for many reasons. First, I enjoy reading about the life history of individuals who for whatever reason become sociopaths and commit heinous crimes. I was a psych major in college and really enjoyed studying the criminal mind. Also, the author goes through great pains to trace Willie Bosket's family tree. . . and it's not hard to see how the extreme poverty, failed social systems, racism, and lack of parenting that spanned generations. (I also liked it because part of the book takes place in Wisconsin and I always enjoy reading about Wisconsin.) This book really was a fascinating read, a great find for anyone interested in understanding the roots of today's current criminal justice, juvenile justice, and family court systems of today."
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