Let It Burn Move The Philadelphia Police Department And The Confrontation That Changed A City Second Edition Boyette by Boyette, Randi;boyette, Michael 9781937868321, 9781937868338, 193786832X, 1937868338 instant download after payment.

"A balanced, well-written account which provides the best overall understanding of these events."—Library Journal"Compelling."—Publishers Weekly"A solid report from an unusual perspective."—Kirkus Reviews"A balanced view."—BooklistOn a narrow street in a working-class neighborhood, the police are held at bay by a small band of armed radicals. Two assaults have already failed. After a morning-long battle involving machine guns, explosives, and tear gas, the radicals remain defiant. In a command post across the street from the boarded-up row house that serves as the militants' headquarters, the beleaguered police commissioner weighs his options and decides on a new plan. He will bomb the house.Let It Burn is the true-life story of the confrontation between the Philadelphia Police Department and the MOVE organization—a group that rejected modern technology and fought for what...