{"product_id":"american-heiress-the-wild-saga-of-the-kidnapping-crimes-and-trial-of-patty-hearst-9780345803153","title":"American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst","description":"\u003cb\u003eA National Bestseller \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e staff writer and bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Nine \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Run of His Life: The People v. O. J. Simpson\u003c\/i\u003e, the definitive account of the kidnapping and trial that defined an insane era in American history\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn February 4, 1974, Patty Hearst, a sophomore in college and heiress to the Hearst Family fortune, was kidnapped by a ragtag group of self-styled revolutionaries calling itself the Symbonese Liberation Army. The weird turns that followed in this already sensational take are truly astonishing--the Hearst family tried to secure Patty's release by feeding the people of Oakland and San Francisco for free; bank security cameras captured \"Tania\" wielding a machine gun during a roberry; the LAPD engaged in the largest police shoot-out in American history; the first breaking news event was broadcast live on telelvision stations across the country; and then there was Patty's circuslike trial, filled with theatrical courtroom confrontations and a dramatic last-minute reversal, after which the term \"Stockholm syndrome\" entered the lexicon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUltimately, the saga highlighted a decade in which America seemed to be suffering a collective nervous breakdown. \u003ci\u003eAmerican Heiress\u003c\/i\u003e portrays the electrifying lunacy of the time and the toxic mic of sex, politics, and violence that swept up Patty Hearst and captivated the nation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anchor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780345803153\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e183691 \/ American Heiress: The Wild Sage of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.5 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 24\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jeffrey Toobin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36636461727900,"sku":"9780345803153","price":22.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_1f8915a4-510d-4cc6-81b2-03041e0ffbbb.jpg?v=1603842030","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/american-heiress-the-wild-saga-of-the-kidnapping-crimes-and-trial-of-patty-hearst-9780345803153","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}