The True American: Murder and Mercy in Texas

by Anand Giridharadas

Book Overview

The True American tells the story of Raisuddin Bhuiyan, a Bangladesh Air Force officer who dreams of immigrating to America and working in technology. But days after 9/11, an avowed "American terrorist" named Mark Stroman, seeking revenge, walks into the Dallas minimart where Bhuiyan has found temporary work and shoots him, maiming and nearly killing him. Two other victims, at other gas stations, aren't so lucky, dying at once.

The True American...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393239500
• ISBN13: 9780393239508
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.3"