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67 Shots : Kent State and the End of American Innocence by Howard Means (2016, Hardcover)
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Publisher: Da Capo Press. Number of Pages: 288. Weight: 1 lbs. Publication Date: 2016-04-12. ISBN13: 9780306823794.
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PublisherGrand Central Publishing
ISBN-100306823799
ISBN-139780306823794
eBay Product ID (ePID)215969530
Product Key Features
Number of Pages288 Pages
Publication Name67 Shots : Kent State and the End of American Innocence
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2016
SubjectUnited States / 20th Century, Student Life & Student Affairs, Social History, Peace, General
TypeTextbook
AuthorHoward Means
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Education, History
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight17 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.8 in
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LCCN2015-681110
ReviewsPraise for 67 Shots "In Howard Means' fine hands, we discern how the terrible events at Kent State unfolded--relentlessly, ineluctably--like a Greek tragedy. Through dogged and imaginative reporting, 67 Shots shows us how the tragedy fed into, and was fed by, the larger maelstrom of the times. In this definitive account, Means has deftly extracted Kent State from the amber and exposed it to fresh air once again." --Hampton Sides , author of In the Kingdom of Ice and Hellhound On His Trail "Howard Means does a marvelous job of weaving together the many strands of memory and the records of the times to create a nuanced portrayal of a moment in American history too often reduced to the lyrics of a Neil Young song. This balanced account does justice to the perspectives of students, National Guardsmen, campus administrators, and local residents alike, both for and against the demonstrations." --Kenneth Hammond , Chairman, Department of History, New Mexico State University, and Kent State student-protest leader (1970) San Francisco Book Review, 4/4/16 "Howard Means' look at a horrible moment in US history is crucial to understanding the law, politics, basic rights and how occasionally all three clash, and how the former fail the latter." Library Journal , 4/15/16 "An intimate look at a tragedy that could not be predicted but was perhaps inevitable." Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel , 4/22/16 "Means draws upon scores of interviews and a rich archival record to dispel numerous myths that have grown up around the events culminating on May 4, 1970, with four dead in Ohio." Columbus Dispatch , 4/24/16 " 67 Shots is indispensable in understanding the sine-wave pattern of tension that began on the streets of Kent three nights before National Guardsmen fired on protesters." Washington Independent Review of Books, 4/26/16 "A fresh look at an era-defining U.S. tragedy." Christian Science Monitor , 5/10/16 "This isn't history writing at a distance. Means interviewed many of the players, major and minor, in this tragedy. Their personal stories give 67 Shots a deeply human feel and turn it into one of the most heartbreaking books in memory." PopMatters, 5/18/16 "Means weaves a precise and comprehensive narrative that paints an accurate and balanced retelling of events." Providence Journal , 6/2/16 "Means manages to grab Kent State from the murky recesses of our national memory. In so doing, he shows how the Vietnam War affected everything about our own sense of ourselves." The VVA Veteran , July/August "An exhaustive and excellent book of reporting and analysis." Washington Post , 7/7/16 "Excellent reporting...Drawing on his own interviews, a small trove of books on the subject and a vast archival record, [Means] goes deep into the record.", Advance praise for 67 Shots "In Howard Means' fine hands, we discern how the terrible events at Kent State unfolded--relentlessly, ineluctably--like a Greek tragedy. Through dogged and imaginative reporting, 67 Shots shows us how the tragedy fed into, and was fed by, the larger maelstrom of the times. In this definitive account, Means has deftly extracted Kent State from the amber and exposed it to fresh air once again." --Hampton Sides , author of In the Kingdom of Ice and Hellhound On His Trail "Howard Means does a marvelous job of weaving together the many strands of memory and the records of the times to create a nuanced portrayal of a moment in American history too often reduced to the lyrics of a Neil Young song. This balanced account does justice to the perspectives of students, National Guardsmen, campus administrators, and local residents alike, both for and against the demonstrations." --Kenneth Hammond , Chairman, Department of History, New Mexico State University, and Kent State student-protest leader (1970), "[Howard] Means provides the most careful examination of the tragedy that beset Kent State University and the US on May 4, 1970." -- Choice, December 2016, Library Journal , 4/15/16 "An intimate look at a tragedy that could not be predicted but was perhaps inevitable." Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel , 4/22/16 "Means draws upon scores of interviews and a rich archival record to dispel numerous myths that have grown up around the events culminating on May 4, 1970, with four dead in Ohio." Columbus Dispatch , 4/24/16 " 67 Shots is indispensable in understanding the sine-wave pattern of tension that began on the streets of Kent three nights before National Guardsmen fired on protesters." Washington Independent Review of Books, 4/26/16 "A fresh look at an era-defining U.S. tragedy." Christian Science Monitor , 5/10/16 "This isn't history writing at a distance. Means interviewed many of the players, major and minor, in this tragedy. Their personal stories give 67 Shots a deeply human feel and turn it into one of the most heartbreaking books in memory." PopMatters, 5/18/16 "Means weaves a precise and comprehensive narrative that paints an accurate and balanced retelling of events." Providence Journal , 6/2/16 "Means manages to grab Kent State from the murky recesses of our national memory. In so doing, he shows how the Vietnam War affected everything about our own sense of ourselves.", Praise for 67 Shots "In Howard Means' fine hands, we discern how the terrible events at Kent State unfolded--relentlessly, ineluctably--like a Greek tragedy. Through dogged and imaginative reporting, 67 Shots shows us how the tragedy fed into, and was fed by, the larger maelstrom of the times. In this definitive account, Means has deftly extracted Kent State from the amber and exposed it to fresh air once again." --Hampton Sides , author of In the Kingdom of Ice and Hellhound On His Trail "Howard Means does a marvelous job of weaving together the many strands of memory and the records of the times to create a nuanced portrayal of a moment in American history too often reduced to the lyrics of a Neil Young song. This balanced account does justice to the perspectives of students, National Guardsmen, campus administrators, and local residents alike, both for and against the demonstrations." --Kenneth Hammond , Chairman, Department of History, New Mexico State University, and Kent State student-protest leader (1970) San Francisco Book Review, 4/4/16 "Howard Means' look at a horrible moment in US history is crucial to understanding the law, politics, basic rights and how occasionally all three clash, and how the former fail the latter.", Praise for 67 Shots "In Howard Means' fine hands, we discern how the terrible events at Kent State unfolded--relentlessly, ineluctably--like a Greek tragedy. Through dogged and imaginative reporting, 67 Shots shows us how the tragedy fed into, and was fed by, the larger maelstrom of the times. In this definitive account, Means has deftly extracted Kent State from the amber and exposed it to fresh air once again." --Hampton Sides , author of In the Kingdom of Ice and Hellhound On His Trail "Howard Means does a marvelous job of weaving together the many strands of memory and the records of the times to create a nuanced portrayal of a moment in American history too often reduced to the lyrics of a Neil Young song. This balanced account does justice to the perspectives of students, National Guardsmen, campus administrators, and local residents alike, both for and against the demonstrations." --Kenneth Hammond , Chairman, Department of History, New Mexico State University, and Kent State student-protest leader (1970) San Francisco Book Review, 4/4/16 "Howard Means' look at a horrible moment in US history is crucial to understanding the law, politics, basic rights and how occasionally all three clash, and how the former fail the latter." Library Journal , 4/15/16 "An intimate look at a tragedy that could not be predicted but was perhaps inevitable." Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel , 4/22/16 "Means draws upon scores of interviews and a rich archival record to dispel numerous myths that have grown up around the events culminating on May 4, 1970, with four dead in Ohio." Columbus Dispatch , 4/24/16 " 67 Shots is indispensable in understanding the sine-wave pattern of tension that began on the streets of Kent three nights before National Guardsmen fired on protesters." Washington Independent Review of Books, 4/26/16 "A fresh look at an era-defining U.S. tragedy." Christian Science Monitor , 5/10/16 "This isn't history writing at a distance. Means interviewed many of the players, major and minor, in this tragedy. Their personal stories give 67 Shots a deeply human feel and turn it into one of the most heartbreaking books in memory." PopMatters, 5/18/16 "Means weaves a precise and comprehensive narrative that paints an accurate and balanced retelling of events." Providence Journal , 6/2/16 "Means manages to grab Kent State from the murky recesses of our national memory. In so doing, he shows how the Vietnam War affected everything about our own sense of ourselves.", Praise for 67 Shots "In Howard Means' fine hands, we discern how the terrible events at Kent State unfolded--relentlessly, ineluctably--like a Greek tragedy. Through dogged and imaginative reporting, 67 Shots shows us how the tragedy fed into, and was fed by, the larger maelstrom of the times. In this definitive account, Means has deftly extracted Kent State from the amber and exposed it to fresh air once again." --Hampton Sides , author of In the Kingdom of Ice and Hellhound On His Trail "Howard Means does a marvelous job of weaving together the many strands of memory and the records of the times to create a nuanced portrayal of a moment in American history too often reduced to the lyrics of a Neil Young song. This balanced account does justice to the perspectives of students, National Guardsmen, campus administrators, and local residents alike, both for and against the demonstrations." --Kenneth Hammond , Chairman, Department of History, New Mexico State University, and Kent State student-protest leader (1970) San Francisco Book Review, 4/4/16 "Howard Means' look at a horrible moment in US history is crucial to understanding the law, politics, basic rights and how occasionally all three clash, and how the former fail the latter." Library Journal , 4/15/16 "An intimate look at a tragedy that could not be predicted but was perhaps inevitable." Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel , 4/22/16 "Means draws upon scores of interviews and a rich archival record to dispel numerous myths that have grown up around the events culminating on May 4, 1970, with four dead in Ohio." Columbus Dispatch , 4/24/16 " 67 Shots is indispensable in understanding the sine-wave pattern of tension that began on the streets of Kent three nights before National Guardsmen fired on protesters." Washington Independent Review of Books, 4/26/16 "A fresh look at an era-defining U.S. tragedy." Christian Science Monitor , 5/10/16 "This isn't history writing at a distance. Means interviewed many of the players, major and minor, in this tragedy. Their personal stories give 67 Shots a deeply human feel and turn it into one of the most heartbreaking books in memory." PopMatters, 5/18/16 "Means weaves a precise and comprehensive narrative that paints an accurate and balanced retelling of events."
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal378.771/37
SynopsisAn award-winning author examines the Kent State shootings that shocked America almost half a century ago--and reverberate still., At midday on May 4, 1970, after three days of protests, several thousand students and the Ohio National Guard faced off at opposite ends of the grassy campus Commons at Kent State University. At noon, the Guard moved out. Twenty-four minutes later, Guardsmen launched a 13-second, 67-shot barrage that left four students dead and nine wounded, one paralyzed for life. The story doesn't end there, though. A horror of far greater proportions was narrowly averted minutes later when the Guard and students reassembled on the Commons. The Kent State shootings were both unavoidable and preventable: unavoidable in that all the discordant forces of a turbulent decade flowed together on May 4, 1970, on one Ohio campus; preventable in that every party to the tragedy made the wrong choices at the wrong time in the wrong place. Using the university's recently available oral-history collection supplemented by extensive new interviewing, Means tells the story of this iconic American moment through the eyes and memories of those who were there, and skillfully situates it in the context of a tumultuous era.
LC Classification NumberLD4191.O72M43 2016
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- May 09, 2016
Kent State Murders
Well written and researched. I was there on May9th and10th,1970 so I missed the events. The campus was a ghost town and the townsfolk disliked the students well before May 4, 1970. There are many books and articles written and this is one of the best. I recommend this as an additional resource to the many others written. There were students on the campus after May 4th as I was one. I have been back several times after this and there is still the uneasiness of the townspeople.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
