Book description
In 1993, Conrad Black was the proprietor of London's Daily
Telegraph and the head of one of the world's largest newspaper groups.
In 2004, however, he was accused of fraud and fired as chairman of
Hollinger. In A Matter of Principle, Black describes his indictment,
four-month trial, partial conviction, imprisonment and largely
successful appeal. Black writes without reserve about the prosecutors
who mounted a campaign to destroy him and the journalists who presumed
he was guilty. Fascinating people fill these pages, from prime
ministers and presidents to the social, legal and media elite. Woven
throughout are Black's views on big themes: politics, corporate
governance and the US justice system. He is candid about highly
personal subjects, including his friendships, his faith and his
marriage to Barbara Amiel. Above all, Black maintains his innocence
and recounts what he describes as the fight of and for my life'. A
Matter of Principle is a riveting memoir and a scathing account of a
flawed justice system.
