Bitter Harvest
James Corcoran tells the story of Gordon Kahl and the Posse Comitatus, using captivating narrative with vivid imagery. Sunday, February 13, 1983, was a sunny day in Medina, North Dakota--a seemingly peaceful church-going winter day. But hate politics was broiling in secret locations and the Heartland provided cover for those who wanted to take the law into their own hands. "Something terrible, and terribly important, was taking place," writes Corcoran. Ever a page-turner, reflect again on this story of violence and how a group of people can construct an alternative version of the law and the truth.
JAMES CORCORAN's reporting on the Gordon Kahl case for The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. He was also a Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow. Bitter Harvest received the Golden Pen Award (1990) and the Gustav Meyers Center's Award for Outstanding Book on the subject of human rights (1993). The made for-television movie--In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas- is based on Bitter Harvest. In other writing projects, Corcoran co-authored with Morris Dees, Gathering Storm: America's Militia Threat, and he teamed with Moorhead State University on Casselton: Portrait of a Neighborhood. James Corcoran grew up in Casselton, North Dakota, and received his B.A. in Journalism and Political Science from the University of North Dakota and his master's degree from Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government. Corcoran lives with his partner, Carolyn Shute, in Dedham, Massachusetts. He teaches journalism at, and is chairman of, the Department of Communications at Simmons College in Boston.
New Foreword by Mike Jacobs
ISBN: 0-911042-62-8
Page Count: 265
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Hardcover
Publication Year: 2005
