Ride the Lightning

by Robert H. Mitchell

Book Overview

Inspired by the 1973 riot at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, one of the most destructive prison riots in U.S. history, Robert H. Mitchell's Ride the Lightning spins a fascinating web of political and legal intrigue.

The blazing sun has sent the thermometer soaring over 100 degrees, and the three thousand inmates of McHenry Penitentiary, an aging, decrepit institution built to hold six hundred, are beginning to simmer. Governor...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806129174
• ISBN13: 9780806129174
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.7" x 8.7"