Description
Author Jeffrey Toobin
Publisher Doubleday; First Edition (August 2, 2016)
Binding Hardcover with dust jacket
Condition New
Summary
"American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes, and Trial of Patty Hearst" by Jeffrey Toobin chronicles the dramatic events surrounding the 1974 abduction of newspaper heiress Patty Hearst by the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA). The book explores Hearst's subsequent transformation from captive to active participant in the SLA's criminal activities, raising questions about her true complicity and the nature of her involvement. Toobin examines the media frenzy, the legal battles, and the cultural impact of the case, providing a comprehensive and gripping narrative of one of the most bizarre episodes in American history.