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American Heiress

the Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst
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Oct 06, 2016lukasevansherman rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
The fascinating and almost unbelievable story of Patty Hearst, the heiress to the Hearst fortune, who was kidnapped in the 1970s by the radical Symbionese Liberation Army. The crux of the Hearst story if whether she willingly joined them in their crimes or was brainwashed. Jeffrey Toobin, who has written about O.J. Simpson and the Supreme Court withhold judgement, but let's the facts speak for themselves. He situates Heart's kidnapping in the tumultuous political climate of 1970s California and in the curdling of the idealism of the previous decade. It is an incredible story and he tells it with intelligence, sympathy, and verve. Highly recommended.