Beneath a Ruthless Sun: A True Story of Violence, Race, and Justice Lost and Found [1st print/SIGNED]

King, Gilbert

ISBN 10: 0399183388 / ISBN 13: 9780399183386

Published by Riverhead Books, 2018

About this Item

Riverhead Books, 2018, New York. Hard Cover. Book Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Unstated first edition, first printing with a full number line starting at "1". 9-1/4" tall, 416 numbered pages includes "Acknowledgements", "Notes" & "Index", followed by unnumbered page of "Photo Credits"; very light tan boards with ivory quarter binding, gilt lettering on spine; front board has the author's 1/4" tall initials side-by-side beneath the symbol (used also on the title page) which looks vaguely like a rising sun, also in gilt; plain ivory end pages; fore edge is trimmed. Book is nearly pristine: it is square, hinges tight, corners not bumped, no dings on edges, heel of spine lightly bumped. Interior clean and unmarked; top corner of the page listing King's other books has a 1/4" wide & 2" long fold; no other page corners folded or damaged; no remainder mark, not book club edition nor ex-library; no staining or discoloration. Jacket is pristine: it is clean; no tears, folds, creases or fading; no bumps on spine or edges; publisher's original price of "U.S.A. $28.00 / CANADA $37.00" listed on the upper right corner of front flap. Condition of book and jacket consistent with being brand new and not read. No other discernible or objectionable faults on book or jacket such as marks or writing within, stains, tears, chips, or other damage that would diminish its appearance. No remainder mark, no previous owner markings or inscriptions, not price clipped, not a book club edition, not a former library book. Signed by the author in thin black felt pen near the bottom of title page beneath his printed name. This Pulitzer Prize winning author apparently does not often sign his books, so this signed copy is a bit of a rarity.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Beneath a Ruthless Sun: A True Story of Violence, Race, and Justice Lost and Found [1st print/SIGNED]
• Publisher: Riverhead Books
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0399183388
• ISBN 13: 9780399183386
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR and THE WASHINGTON POST

"Compelling, insightful and important, Beneath a Ruthless Sun exposes the corruption of racial bigotry and animus that shadows a community, a state and a nation. A fascinating examination of an injustice story all too familiar and still largely ignored, an engaging and essential read." --Bryan Stevenson, author of Just Mercy

From the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller Devil in the Grove, the gripping true story of a small town with a big secret.

In December 1957, the wife of a Florida citrus baron is raped in her home while her husband is away. She claims a "husky Negro" did it, and the sheriff, the infamous racist Willis McCall, does not hesitate to round up a herd of suspects. But within days, McCall turns his sights on Jesse Daniels, a gentle, mentally impaired white nineteen-year-old. Soon Jesse is railroaded up to the state hospital for the insane, and locked away without trial.
But crusading journalist Mabel Norris Reese cannot stop fretting over the case and its baffling outcome. Who was protecting whom, or what? She pursues the story for years, chasing down leads, hitting dead ends, winning unlikely allies. Bit by bit, the unspeakable truths behind a conspiracy that shocked a community into silence begin to surface.

Beneath a Ruthless Sun tells a powerful, page-turning story rooted in the fears that rippled through the South as integration began to take hold, sparking a surge of virulent racism that savaged the vulnerable, debased the powerful, and roils our own times still.

About the Author

Gilbert King is the author of Beneath a Ruthless Sun, published by Riverhead Books in 2018. He is also the author of the New York Times bestseller, Devil in the Grove, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction in 2013. The book was also the runner-up in nonfiction for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, a finalist for both the Chautauqua Prize and the Edgar Award, and the gold medal winner in nonfiction for the Florida Book Awards. King has written about the race and criminal justice for the New York Times and the Washington Post, The Atlantic, and Smithsonian. He's also a featured contributor to The Marshall Project. King's previous book, The Execution of Willie Francis was published in 2008. He lives in Brooklyn, NY. For more information, please go to GilbertKing.com