God of the Rodeo: The Quest for Redemption in Louisiana's Angola Prison Summary and Reviews

God of the Rodeo: The Quest for Redemption in Louisiana's Angola Prison
by Daniel Bergner

God of the Rodeo: The Quest for Redemption in Louisiana's Angola Prison
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Author: Daniel Bergner
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1999-10-05
ISBN: 0345435532
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Ballantine Books
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  • ISBN13: 9780345435538
  • Condition: New
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Book Review: A First Hand View into Angola Prison
Summary: 5 Stars

Bergner's inside look reads more like an expose than a historical account, not surprising when one takes into consideration his background as a journalist. This account, however, it must be noted takes into account an extensive history of Angola State Prison. Bergner spent time there performing the work of a sociologist: observing, writing, detailing, getting to know the inmates on a personal basis; and even sometimes getting caught in the political tides of the prison administration. This work is as much designed for the general reader who seeks an understanding of the life of a prisoner as much as it is for the student of criminal justice or political science who seeks a knowledge base in prison life. Bergner's talents are clearly on display in this sociological masterpiece that clearly details the emotions of prison life. The graphic behavior exhibited by the characters in this work only serve to intensify the reality of prison life and drive home the point that Bergner makes, chiefly being that Angola State Prison, much like any other prison, is a world apart from normal society. This work is an inside view of that other world. It shocks just the same as Jonathan Kozol's Savage Inequalities.

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