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245 10 a| From a taller towerh| [electronic resource] :b| the rise of the American mass shooter /c| Seamus McGraw.;

250 a| First edition.;

260 a| Austin :b| University of Texas Press,c| [2021];

300 a| xiii, 240 pages ;c| 22 cm;

500 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Prologue. The deepest silence there is -- The Texas sharpshooter fallacy -- Deliver us from evil -- To kill the last killer -- 'Tis not alone my inky cloak -- Jokers wild -- If you see something, say something -- A good guy with a gun -- I cling to my gun, you cling to yours -- The fog of war in peacetime -- From a taller tower -- Epilogue. The silence between gunshots -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "This book is a deep dive into mass shootings--events in which one or more gunmen shoot more than four people--which have become increasingly common, particularly in America, over the last six decades. The book opens on a personal note, describing an event in which the author failed to protect an innocent man from violence, which he likens to our national inability to act and protect each other from these atrocities. From there, he goes back to August 1, 1966, when Charles Whitman murdered more than a dozen people with a sniper's rifle from atop the University of Texas tower. McGraw posits Whitman as the first mass shooter of the era, and uses his case to begin exploring the myths, tropes, and truths of this phenomenon"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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From a taller tower the rise of the American mass shooter / Seamus McGraw.

Author/creator	McGraw, Seamus
Format	Electronic
Edition	First edition.
Publication Info	Austin : University of Texas Press, [2021]
Description	xiii, 240 pages ; 22 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Mass shootings--United States. School shootings--United States. Massacres--United States.

Contents	Prologue. The deepest silence there is -- The Texas sharpshooter fallacy -- Deliver us from evil -- To kill the last killer -- 'Tis not alone my inky cloak -- Jokers wild -- If you see something, say something -- A good guy with a gun -- I cling to my gun, you cling to yours -- The fog of war in peacetime -- From a taller tower -- Epilogue. The silence between gunshots -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index.
Abstract	"This book is a deep dive into mass shootings--events in which one or more gunmen shoot more than four people--which have become increasingly common, particularly in America, over the last six decades. The book opens on a personal note, describing an event in which the author failed to protect an innocent man from violence, which he likens to our national inability to act and protect each other from these atrocities. From there, he goes back to August 1, 1966, when Charles Whitman murdered more than a dozen people with a sniper's rifle from atop the University of Texas tower. McGraw posits Whitman as the first mass shooter of the era, and uses his case to begin exploring the myths, tropes, and truths of this phenomenon"-- Provided by publisher.
General note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2020034081
ISBN	9781477317181 (cloth)
ISBN	(library ebook )
ISBN	(non- library ebook)

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