A gripping anthology ... Given the grim and overwhelming nature of his subject, Cobb is unfailingly modest about his insight and the power of his work to effect change. But that modesty belies the fact that Cobb’s writing makes us feel the injustice deeply ... Represents Cobb’s evolution as a thinker and reporter across a decade and a half, but it is foremost a stirring catalog of institutions lost, of other lives cut short ... Rich and satisfying.
