Beneath a Ruthless Sun: A True Story of Violence, Race, and Justice Lost and Found
(OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, OverDrive Listen)
Published:
Books on Tape 2018
Format:
OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, OverDrive Listen
Edition:
Unabridged
ISBN:
9780525528272
Status:
Available from OverDrive
Description
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR and THE WASHINGTON POST
"Compelling, insightful and important, Beneath a Ruthless Sun exposes the corruption of racial bigotry and animus that shadows a community, a state and a nation. A fascinating examination of an injustice story all too familiar and still largely ignored, an engaging and essential read." —Bryan Stevenson, author of Just Mercy
From the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller Devil in the Grove, the gripping true story of a small town with a big secret.
In December 1957, the wife of a Florida citrus baron is raped in her home while her husband is away. She claims a "husky Negro" did it, and the sheriff, the infamous racist Willis McCall, does not hesitate to round up a herd of suspects. But within days, McCall turns his sights on Jesse Daniels, a gentle, mentally impaired white nineteen-year-old. Soon Jesse is railroaded up to the state hospital for the insane, and locked away without trial.
But crusading journalist Mabel Norris Reese cannot stop fretting over the case and its baffling outcome. Who was protecting whom, or what? She pursues the story for years, chasing down leads, hitting dead ends, winning unlikely allies. Bit by bit, the unspeakable truths behind a conspiracy that shocked a community into silence begin to surface.
Beneath a Ruthless Sun tells a powerful, page-turning story rooted in the fears that rippled through the South as integration began to take hold, sparking a surge of virulent racism that savaged the vulnerable, debased the powerful, and roils our own times still.
"Compelling, insightful and important, Beneath a Ruthless Sun exposes the corruption of racial bigotry and animus that shadows a community, a state and a nation. A fascinating examination of an injustice story all too familiar and still largely ignored, an engaging and essential read." —Bryan Stevenson, author of Just Mercy
From the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller Devil in the Grove, the gripping true story of a small town with a big secret.
In December 1957, the wife of a Florida citrus baron is raped in her home while her husband is away. She claims a "husky Negro" did it, and the sheriff, the infamous racist Willis McCall, does not hesitate to round up a herd of suspects. But within days, McCall turns his sights on Jesse Daniels, a gentle, mentally impaired white nineteen-year-old. Soon Jesse is railroaded up to the state hospital for the insane, and locked away without trial.
But crusading journalist Mabel Norris Reese cannot stop fretting over the case and its baffling outcome. Who was protecting whom, or what? She pursues the story for years, chasing down leads, hitting dead ends, winning unlikely allies. Bit by bit, the unspeakable truths behind a conspiracy that shocked a community into silence begin to surface.
Beneath a Ruthless Sun tells a powerful, page-turning story rooted in the fears that rippled through the South as integration began to take hold, sparking a surge of virulent racism that savaged the vulnerable, debased the powerful, and roils our own times still.
Formats
OverDrive MP3 Audiobook
Works on MP3 Players, PCs, and Macs. Some mobile devices may require an application to be installed.
Need Help?
If you are having problem transferring a title to your device, please fill out this support form or visit the library so we can help you to use our eBooks and eAudio Books.
If you are having problem transferring a title to your device, please fill out this support form or visit the library so we can help you to use our eBooks and eAudio Books.
More Details
Street Date:
04/24/2018
Language:
English
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Gilbert King. (2018). Beneath a Ruthless Sun: A True Story of Violence, Race, and Justice Lost and Found. Unabridged Books on Tape.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Gilbert King. 2018. Beneath a Ruthless Sun: A True Story of Violence, Race, and Justice Lost and Found. Books on Tape.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Gilbert King, Beneath a Ruthless Sun: A True Story of Violence, Race, and Justice Lost and Found. Books on Tape, 2018.
MLA Citation (style guide)Gilbert King. Beneath a Ruthless Sun: A True Story of Violence, Race, and Justice Lost and Found. Unabridged Books on Tape, 2018.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
Copy Details
| Library | Owned | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Shared Digital Collection | 1 | 1 |
| Eagle Valley Library District | 0 | 0 |
Staff View
Grouped Work ID:
d9cbaad8-fb0f-73f5-44a3-bbabc9ead0e9
Needs Update?:
No
Date Added:
Jun 06, 2018 12:21:42
Date Updated:
Oct 24, 2020 23:24:41
Last Metadata Check:
May 05, 2024 07:31:45
Last Metadata Change:
Oct 29, 2023 10:12:03
Last Availability Check:
May 05, 2024 07:31:53
Last Availability Change:
Dec 15, 2023 10:20:59
Last Grouped Work Modification Time:
May 07, 2024 20:54:36
OverDrive Product Record
- images
- cover:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/1191-1/{A479BF36-45F1-4294-ABBC-BEB43CF0C921}Img100.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- thumbnail:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/1191-1/{A479BF36-45F1-4294-ABBC-BEB43CF0C921}Img200.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover150Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/1191-1/A47/9BF/36/{A479BF36-45F1-4294-ABBC-BEB43CF0C921}Img150.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover300Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/1191-1/A47/9BF/36/{A479BF36-45F1-4294-ABBC-BEB43CF0C921}Img400.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover:
- formats
- identifiers:
- type: 8
- value: penguinrandomhouse_audio#9780525528258
- type: ISBN
- value: 9780525528272
- name: OverDrive MP3 Audiobook
- id: audiobook-mp3
- identifiers:
- identifiers:
- type: 8
- value: penguinrandomhouse_audio#9780525528258
- type: ISBN
- value: 9780525528272
- name: OverDrive Listen
- id: audiobook-overdrive
- identifiers:
- mediaType
- Audiobook
- primaryCreator
- role: Author
- name: Gilbert King
- title
- Beneath a Ruthless Sun
- dateAdded
- 2018-06-06T13:27:00-04:00
- contentDetails
- href: https://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=162&titleID=3375683
- type: text/html
- account:
- name: Marmot Library Network (CO)
- id: 1201
- sortTitle
- Beneath a Ruthless Sun A True Story of Violence Race and Justice Lost and Found
- crossRefId
- 3375683
- subtitle
- A True Story of Violence, Race, and Justice Lost and Found
- id
- a479bf36-45f1-4294-abbc-beb43cf0c921
- starRating
- 3.8
OverDrive MetaData
- isPublicDomain
- False
- formats
- duration: 14:53:04
- fileName: BeneathaRuthlessSun_9780525528258_3375683
- partCount: 12
- fileSize: 426321524
- identifiers:
- audience: retailer
- type: 8
- value: penguinrandomhouse_audio#9780525528258
- audience: library
- type: ISBN
- value: 9780525528272
- rights:
- type: PlayOnPC
- value: 1
- type: PlayOnPCCount
- value: -1
- type: BurnToCD
- value: 1
- type: BurnToCDCount
- value: -1
- type: PlayOnPM
- value: 1
- type: TransferToSDMI
- value: 1
- type: TransferToNonSDMI
- value: 1
- type: TransferCount
- value: -1
- type: CollaborativePlay
- value: 0
- type: PublicPerformance
- value: 0
- type: TranscodeToAAC
- value: 1
- name: OverDrive MP3 Audiobook
- isReadAlong: False
- id: audiobook-mp3
- onSaleDate: 4/24/2018
- samples:
- source: Part 1
- formatType: audiobook-mp3
- url: https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/3375683-BeneathARuthlessSun.mp3
- source: Part 1
- formatType: audiobook-overdrive
- url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=a479bf36-45f1-4294-abbc-beb43cf0c921&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
- duration: 14:48:04
- fileName: BeneathaRuthlessSun-64444
- partCount: 0
- fileSize: 426279283
- identifiers:
- audience: retailer
- type: 8
- value: penguinrandomhouse_audio#9780525528258
- audience: library
- type: ISBN
- value: 9780525528272
- name: OverDrive Listen
- isReadAlong: False
- id: audiobook-overdrive
- onSaleDate: 4/24/2018
- samples:
- source: Part 1
- formatType: audiobook-mp3
- url: https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/3375683-BeneathARuthlessSun.mp3
- source: Part 1
- formatType: audiobook-overdrive
- url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=a479bf36-45f1-4294-abbc-beb43cf0c921&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
- creators
- role: Author
- fileAs: King, Gilbert
- bioText: GILBERT KING is the author of Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 2013. He has written about Supreme Court history and the death penalty for the New York Times and the Washington Post, and is a featured contributor to Smithsonian magazine and The Marshall Project. An earlier book, The Execution of Willie Francis was published in 2008. He lives in New York City with his wife and two daughters.
- name: Gilbert King
- role: Narrator
- fileAs: Farr, Kimberly
- name: Kimberly Farr
- imprint
- Penguin Audio
- publishDate
- 2018-04-24T00:00:00-04:00
- edition
- Unabridged
- isOwnedByCollections
- True
- title
- Beneath a Ruthless Sun
- fullDescription
- NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR and THE WASHINGTON POST
"Compelling, insightful and important, Beneath a Ruthless Sun exposes the corruption of racial bigotry and animus that shadows a community, a state and a nation. A fascinating examination of an injustice story all too familiar and still largely ignored, an engaging and essential read." —Bryan Stevenson, author of Just Mercy
From the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller Devil in the Grove, the gripping true story of a small town with a big secret.
In December 1957, the wife of a Florida citrus baron is raped in her home while her husband is away. She claims a "husky Negro" did it, and the sheriff, the infamous racist Willis McCall, does not hesitate to round up a herd of suspects. But within days, McCall turns his sights on Jesse Daniels, a gentle, mentally impaired white nineteen-year-old. Soon Jesse is railroaded up to the state hospital for the insane, and locked away without trial.
But crusading journalist Mabel Norris Reese cannot stop fretting over the case and its baffling outcome. Who was protecting whom, or what? She pursues the story for years, chasing down leads, hitting dead ends, winning unlikely allies. Bit by bit, the unspeakable truths behind a conspiracy that shocked a community into silence begin to surface.
Beneath a Ruthless Sun tells a powerful, page-turning story rooted in the fears that rippled through the South as integration began to take hold, sparking a surge of virulent racism that savaged the vulnerable, debased the powerful, and roils our own times still. - popularity
- 615
- links
- self:
- href: https://api.overdrive.com/v1/collections/v1L1ByAAAAA2r/products/a479bf36-45f1-4294-abbc-beb43cf0c921/metadata
- type: application/vnd.overdrive.api+json
- self:
- id
- a479bf36-45f1-4294-abbc-beb43cf0c921
- starRating
- 3.8
- images
- cover:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/1191-1/{A479BF36-45F1-4294-ABBC-BEB43CF0C921}Img100.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- thumbnail:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/1191-1/{A479BF36-45F1-4294-ABBC-BEB43CF0C921}Img200.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover150Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/1191-1/A47/9BF/36/{A479BF36-45F1-4294-ABBC-BEB43CF0C921}Img150.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover300Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/1191-1/A47/9BF/36/{A479BF36-45F1-4294-ABBC-BEB43CF0C921}Img400.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover:
- isPublicPerformanceAllowed
- False
- languages
- code: en
- name: English
- subjects
- value: History
- value: Sociology
- value: True Crime
- value: Nonfiction
- publishDateText
- 04/24/2018
- mediaType
- Audiobook
- shortDescription
- NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR and THE WASHINGTON POST
"Compelling, insightful and important, Beneath a Ruthless Sun exposes the corruption of racial bigotry and animus that shadows a community, a state and a nation. A fascinating examination of an injustice story all too familiar and still largely ignored, an engaging and essential read." —Bryan Stevenson, author of Just Mercy
From the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller Devil in the Grove, the gripping true story of a small town with a big secret.
In December 1957, the wife of a Florida citrus baron is raped in her home while her husband is away. She claims a "husky Negro" did it, and the sheriff, the infamous racist Willis McCall, does not hesitate to round up a herd of suspects. But within days, McCall turns his sights on Jesse Daniels, a gentle, mentally impaired white nineteen-year-old. Soon Jesse is railroaded up to the state hospital for the... - sortTitle
- Beneath a Ruthless Sun A True Story of Violence Race and Justice Lost and Found
- crossRefId
- 3375683
- awards
- source: Notable Books Council
- value: Notable Books for Adults
- subtitle
- A True Story of Violence, Race, and Justice Lost and Found
- publisher
- Books on Tape
- bisacCodes
- code: HIS036120
- description: History / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
- code: SOC031000
- description: Social Science / Discrimination
- code: TRU000000
- description: True Crime / General
