Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy

The historian Heather Ann Thompson gives a full account of the uprising at Attica prison in 1971. She covers the events of the week-long revolt and its brutal end, and also the legal battles that went on for decades afterwards. The book reflects ten years of research in interviews, government records, personal correspondence and legal documents, much of it never previously made public.