Lethal Passage: The Story of a Gun by Erik Larson (English) Paperback Book

Description: Lethal Passage by Erik Larson Follows the journey of a handgun, from its manufacture through its violent odyssey into the hands of a disturbed teenager who uses it to kill a teacher, and raises painful questions about the legal and cultural realities of firearms. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This devastating book illuminates Americas gun culture -- its manufacturers, dealers, buffs, and propagandists -- but also offers concrete solutions to our national epidemic of death by firearm."Touches on all aspects of the gun issue in this country. Gives great voice to that feeling...that something real must be done." --San Diego Union-Tribune"One of the most readable anti-gun treatises in years." --Washington Post Book World It begins with an account of a crime that is by now almost commonplace: on December 16, 1988, sixteen-year-old Nicholas Elliot walked into his Virginia high school with a Cobray M-11/9 and several hundred rounds of ammunition tucked in his backpack. By days end, he had killed one teacher and severely wounded another.In Lethal Passage Erik Larson shows us how a disturbed teenager was able to buy a weapon advertised as "the gun that made the eighties roar." The result is a book that can -- and should -- save lives, and that has already become an essential text in the gun-control debate. Author Biography ERIK LARSON is the author of five national bestsellers: Dead Wake, In the Garden of Beasts, Thunderstruck, The Devil in the White City, and Isaacs Storm, which have collectively sold more than 6.5 million copies. His magazine stories have appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, Harpers and other publications and his books have been published in seventeen countries. Review "Larson takes us past the absurd myths, past the numbing statistics, and into the face of reality.... Journalism at its highest."-- Los Angeles Times Book Review"An artful slice of the story of what may be the greatest shame we as a nation have tried... to hide from ourselves.... Fascinating." -- Chicago Sun-Times Review Quote "Larson takes us past the absurd myths, past the numbing statistics, and into the face of reality.... Journalism at its highest." -- Los Angeles Times Book Review "An artful slice of the story of what may be the greatest shame we as a nation have tried... to hide from ourselves.... Fascinating." -- Chicago Sun-Times Details ISBN0679759271 Author Erik Larson Short Title LETHAL PASSAGE Pages 304 Language English ISBN-10 0679759271 ISBN-13 9780679759270 Media Book Format Paperback Year 1995 Imprint Random House USA Inc Subtitle The Story of a Gun Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Series Vintage Illustrations black & white illustrations DOI 10.1604/9780679759270 AU Release Date 1995-01-15 NZ Release Date 1995-01-15 US Release Date 1995-01-15 UK Release Date 1995-01-15 Publisher Random House USA Inc Publication Date 1995-01-15 DEWEY 364.15230975 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137976348;

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