Erik LarsonNon-Fiction · History·b. 1954
Lethal Passage
Synopsis
In 1994, a sixteen-year-old brought a gun to school, an event that sparked Erik Larson's investigation into America's gun crisis. This book traces the history of the weapon used, exposing the failures in regulation and the cultural fascination with violence. It's a look at how a battlefield weapon ended up in a student's backpack and the broader societal issues that contribute to gun violence.
How it reads
Prose complexity 7/10
Content warnings (2)
Gun ViolenceViolence