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Jusstice: Three Stories of Contemporary America
Jusstice Three Stories of Contemporary America Author:H R Coursen In these three novellas, three men of similar backgrounds and with similar experiences collide with the justice system. One escapes from his native land. Another is imprisoned within the U. S. A third fights against his imminent arrest. Some of their antagonists are identical, and the three men have, by their opposition to the status quo mentali... more »ty, invited retribution. But their responses vary. Their conflict with authority helps them define themselves in a society that demands conformity. None of the three yields to what each considers unreasonable demands, but each pays heavily for his resistance. H. R. Coursen was born in New Jersey and has lived in Maine since the early 1960s. He attended Amherst College, Wesleyan University, and obtained his PhD from the University of Connecticut. A fighter pilot in the USAF in the 1950s, he became a member of the original Anti-Vietnam War organization, Individuals Against the Crime of Silence. He is a member of Veterans for Peace. As well as a master storyteller he is an award-winning poet, an astute critic of government affairs, and a noted Shakespearean educator. In 1996, a poll conducted by Penn State University named him one of the 25 "Master Teachers of Shakespeare" for the past 100 years in the U.S., Great Britain, and Canada.« less