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Lethal Passage

Lethal Passage

BiographyHistory
Pages
304
Published
1994
Language
English

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.

Prose complexity
7/10

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Biography History Politics & Society Sociology True Crime

About the author

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Erik Larson

Erik Larson is the author of the international bestseller Isaac's Storm won an Edgar Award for fact-crime writing. His latest book, In the Garden of Beasts: Love Terror and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin, has been acquired for publication in 20 countries and optioned by Tom Hanks for a feature film. Erik is a former features writer for The Wall Street Journal and Time. His magazine stories have appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, Harper's and other publications. Source: G...

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