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Back from the Dead: One Woman's Search for the Men Who Walked Off America's Death Row

Back from the Dead: One Woman's Search for the Men Who Walked Off America's Death Row


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What would happen if the United States abolished the death penalty and emptied its Death Rows? If killers were released from prison? What would they do with their second chance to live? Would they kill again? Back From The Dead is the story of 589 former death row inmates who, through a lottery of fate, were given a second chance at life in 1972 when the death penalty was abolished; it returned to the United States four years later. During the years she represented Walter Williams on Texas' Death Row, Cheever always wondered what would happen if his death sentence was reversed and he was eventually released from prison. Would he have killed again? Two years after Williams' execution, Cheever was determined to find the answer. Leaving her young family and comfortable life in suburbia, she traveled across the U.S. and into the lives and homes of former Death Row inmates, armed only with a tape recorder, notepad, a cell phone that didn't always work, and a lot of faith. In Back from the Dead , Cheever describes her own journey and reveals these tales of second chances: of tragedy and failure, racism and injustice, and redemption and rehabilitation. Visit www.backfromthedeadusa.com to find out more. Back From the Dead is an excellent choice for your Book Reading Group or School Group. On the website www.backfromthedeadusa.com there are questions for group discussion, as well as an 'interview with the Author'. Joan Cheever will chat by speakerphone with any group that chooses Back From the Dead. Now you have the chance to ask your questions directly to the author. Why did Joan Cheever write this book? What was she looking for? Did she find it? How did she research Back From the Dead? What difficulties did she encounter? What was it like, interviewing and meeting former Death Row inmates? How did she leave her little children to do this? What was she feeling while on the road with The Class of '72? What was the most surprising thing she learned in writing about the men whose return address had once been: Death Row USA. A chat with the author is FREE - just get a group of readers together and make sure you have a speakerphone and Joan Cheever will do the rest! How to Make a Request for a Telephone Conversation with the Author Your request for a speakerphone chat with Joan Cheever can be made through the form on this page: http://www.backfromthedeadusa.com/book-groups-form.html Here are the guidelines: * Chats are scheduled between 9 AM Central and 8 PM Central time. (All time requests must be converted to Central Time.) * You'll be asked to provide a choice of dates and times. The more dates you can provide, the easier it will be to schedule a chat. The time you request should be 30 minutes to an hour after your group begins meeting so your group has some time to settle in first. * Leave a comment to let Joan know how you found out about the book and why you chose it for your group. Also, tell Joan a little bit about your book group - what other books you've been reading, the range of ages in the group, where you are from etc. * Chats are not limited only to readers of Back From the Dead in the United States. As long as it can be scheduled within the hours listed above, Joan welcomes a conversation with readers across the globe. * And if a chat is not possible, Joan is working on setting up an online 'Instant Message' discussion so that readers can ask the questions they have AND get an immediate response online during your meeting! The Chat Details Once you've made your request, we will be back in touch with you, usually within a few days. Together we will determine the date and time for the chat. You will need access to a speaker telephone. Joan recommends giving it a trial run beforehand by having someone in your group dial in to that phone from outside. Make sure that you can hear her clearly-and that she can hear you from a good distance away. Plan for Joan to call you 30 minutes to an hour after your group gets together. At that point you will have begun your discussion about Back From the Dead and Joan will be able to answer the questions from the author's perspective! At the appointed time, Joan will call in and for the next 30 - 45 minutes, you can put your feet up, relax and find out more about Back From the Dead, the author, her research and any news updates.

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements. Prologue. Chapter 1 - A Date with Death. Chapter 2 - A 'Visit' from Walter. Chapter 3 - Winners of America's 1972 Death Row Lottery. Chapter 4 - Class of '72: Where Are You? Chapter 5 - A Dead Man Walking and Talking. Chapter 6 - From a Cell Overflowing with Law Books, to a Library of One. Chapter 7 - One a Con, Always? Chapter 8 - The Innocents: Pitts and Lee. Chapter 9 - Moreese 'Pops' Bickham: The Oldest Member of the Class. Chapter 10 - A Promise to Keep. Chapter 11 - A Report Card. Chapter 12 - A Promise to Kill Again. Chapter 13 - A Killer's 32-Year Christmas Shopping Trip. Chapter 14 - Finding Furman. Chapter 15 - Finding Forgiveness. Epilogue. Postscript. Notes. The History of the Death Penalty in jthe United States. Bibliography. Index.

About the Author :
Joan M. Cheever is an award-winning legal affairs journalist and a former managing editor of The National Law Journal. Cheever received her Bachelor's degree from Southern Methodist University; a Master's in journalism from Columbia University and her law degree from St. Mary's University. She is a member of the bar in the states of Texas, New York and Connecticut.

Review :
...an extraordinary achievement...bittersweet...powerful" (The Irish Independent Supplement, July 2006) "...amazing narrative..." (Lancashire Evening Post, August 2006) "...important messages shine through..." (BB Focus Magazine, August 2006) "A fabulous book about the darker side of human nature." (South Wales Argus, October 2006) "...this volume is essential reading...Highly recommended." ( LibraryJournal.com, 2006) "A riveting, if emotionally unsettling, book... impassioned, heartfelt, and moving..." ( New York Law Journal, November 2006) "...an extraordinary report..." (The Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express, August 2006)


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780470017500
  • Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Ltd
  • Height: 222 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: One Woman's Search for the Men Who Walked Off America's Death Row
  • Width: 180 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0470017503
  • Publisher Date: 21 Apr 2006
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 23 mm
  • Weight: 500 gr


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