Soledad Brother George Jackson of the BGF (Black Guerilla Family) biography (first printing) The Dragon Has Come

Armstrong, Gregory & George Jackson

Published by Harper & Row, New York, 1974

About this Item

Harper & Row. New York. 1974. 238 pages. First edition stated; first printing with full numberline in gutter of last page. Red cloth panels stamped in black on spine. Bright and clean black endpapers. Original DJ with $8.95 price intact on flap. Minimal faint soiling to red cloth panels. DJ shows light soiling, mostly on rear. Slight shelf-rubbing at crown. Minor, faint whiff of age, up close. In 1966 while incarcerated at San Quentin, Jackson co-founded BGF (Black Guerrilla Family) an African-American black power prison and street gang. Bob Dylan would go on to record a song about George Jackson with George Jackson as the song's title. The Dragon Has Come chronicles the last 14 months of George Jackson's life; a story which would ultimately become the basis of the film Black August starring Gary Dourdan of CSI fame. First edition, first printing in uncommon DJ. VG/VG, flaws noted.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Soledad Brother George Jackson of the BGF (Black Guerilla Family) biography (first printing) The Dragon Has Come
• Publisher: Harper & Row, New York
• Publication Date: 1974
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good