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Writing Jerry’s Riot: Eyewitnesses recalled danger, intrigue, even a bit of compassion

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Kevin Giles
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By Kevin S. Giles

Readers often ask how I found the high level of detail that appears in Jerry’s Riot: The True Story of Montana’s 1959 Prison Disturbance.

The short answer is this: from people who were there. The longer answer is a bit more complicated.

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