Eleven days in hell : the 1974 Carrasco prison siege in Huntsville, Texas / by William T. Harper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harper, William T., 1929-

Series:

Crime and criminal justice series ; no. 3.

Crime and criminal justice series ; no. 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prison riots--Texas--Huntsville.

Prison riots.

Prison violence--Texas--Huntsville.

Prison violence.

Hostage negotiations--Texas--Huntsville.

Hostage negotiations.

Texas. State Penitentiary at Huntsville.

Texas.

Carrasco, Fred, -1974.

Carrasco, Fred.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (361 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

11 days in hell

Place of Publication:

Denton, Texas : University of North Texas Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From one pm of July 24, 1974, until shortly before ten pm of August 3, 11 days later, one of the longest hostage-taking sieges in the history of the US took place in Texas' Huntsville State Prison. This is the story of that siege.

Contents:

"Stop right there or I'll kill you!"

"Let's get the hell out of here"

"There's a man up here with a gun"

"Fred, what the hell are you doing?"

"I'm scared and sick, just sick"

"Put down your arms and surrender safely"

"He will kill those people"

"My God! they've shot Mr. Robinson"

"We die a million deaths"

"You play the cards you're dealt"

"We have more time "

"If you want to come, just come ahead"

"We will assassinate everyone!"

"We will kill as many people as possible"

"You don't treat women that way"

"I've got four aces and the joker"

"I'm going out of here, whether it's alive or dead"

"Get ready because we're going to start killing!"

"I could have grabbed his gun"

"Meet my demands or prepare for war"

"I'm the executioner."

"I demand that an armored truck be waiting"

"If he'd only send out Linda Woodman.

"I'll see y'all soon"

"It's over"

Epilogue.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-333) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-50784-5

9786610507849

1-57441-409-7

1-4337-1013-7

1-4175-9358-X

OCLC:

187394785