American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty HearstA 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. |
Contents
PART | 11 |
Nervous Breakdown Nation | 13 |
From Inside the Trunk | 19 |
The | 31 |
The Point of No Return | 48 |
PART TWO CONTENTS | 63 |
Prisoner of | 65 |
Not Just a Bunch of Nuts | 81 |
There Will Be a Revolution in Amerikkka | 309 |
Your EverLoving Momma and Poppa | 321 |
More Excited Than Scared | 332 |
19 | 345 |
The Search for Old McMonkey | 350 |
The Verdict | 366 |
Favoring the Rich over the Poor | 378 |
Aftermath | 393 |
Three Hundred Bald | 97 |
Im a Strong Woman | 112 |
The Birth of Tania | 126 |
Stay and Fight | 140 |
PART THREE | 155 |
Common Criminals | 157 |
Showdown at Mels | 172 |
Live on Television | 187 |
Apocalypse on FiftyFourth Street | 199 |
PART FOUR | 213 |
The Gentlest Most Beautiful Man | 215 |
Jack Scott Makes an Offer | 229 |
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13 | 284 |
Authors Note | 407 |
Notes | 413 |
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American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty ... Jeffrey Toobin No preview available - 2017 |
American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty ... Jeffrey Toobin No preview available - 2016 |
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