Author: Richard DehanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Off Sandy Hook
Author: Richard DehanSandy Hook
Author: Elizabeth WilliamsonPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1524746584
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 513
Book Description
Carnegie Medal Nonfiction Longlist 2023 The Washington Post Best Non-Fiction Books of 2022 Publishers Weekly Best Books 2022 Kirkus Best Non-Fiction Books of 2022 Slate Best Books 2022 Chicago Tribune Best Books 2022 Los Angeles Times Best Books 2022 Based on hundreds of hours of research, interviews, and access to exclusive sources and materials, Sandy Hook is Elizabeth Williamson’s landmark investigation of the aftermath of a school shooting, the work of Sandy Hook parents who fought to defend themselves, and the truth of their children’s fate against the frenzied distortions of online deniers and conspiracy theorists. On December 14, 2012, a gunman killed twenty first-graders and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Ten years later, Sandy Hook has become a foundational story of how false conspiracy narratives and malicious misinformation have gained traction in society. One of the nation’s most devastating mass shootings, Sandy Hook was used to create destructive and painful myths. Driven by ideology or profit, or for no sound reason at all, some people insisted it never occurred, or was staged by the federal government as a pretext for seizing Americans’ firearms. They tormented the victims’ relatives online, accosted them on the street and at memorial events, accusing them of faking their loved ones’ murders. Some family members have been stalked and forced into hiding. A gun was fired into the home of one parent. Present at the creation of this terrible crusade was Alex Jones’s Infowars, a far-right outlet that aired noxious Sandy Hook theories to millions and raised money for the conspiracy theorists’ quest to “prove” the shooting didn’t happen. Enabled by Facebook, YouTube, and other social media companies’ failure to curb harmful content, the conspiracists’ questions grew into suspicion, suspicion grew into demands for more proof, and unanswered demands turned into rage. This pattern of denial and attack would come to characterize some Americans’ response to almost every major event, from mass shootings to the coronavirus pandemic to the 2020 presidential election, in which President Trump’s false claims of a rigged result prompted the January 6, 2021, assault on a bastion of democracy, the U.S. Capitol. The Sandy Hook families, led by the father of the youngest victim, refused to accept this. Sandy Hook is the story of their battle to preserve their loved ones’ legacies even in the face of threats to their own lives. Through exhaustive reporting, narrative storytelling, and intimate portraits, Sandy Hook is the definitive book on one of the most shocking cultural ruptures of the internet era.
Off Sandy Hook
Author: Clotilde Inez Mary GravesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Nobody Died at Sandy Hook (B&W) (Second Edition-Expanded and Revised)
Author: Jim FetzerPublisher: Moon Rock Books
ISBN: 9780692644171
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Off Sandy Hook, and other stories
Author: Richard DehanPublisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
"Off Sandy Hook, and Other Stories" is a collection of short stories by Irish author Clotilde Graves, penned under the pseudonym Richard Dehan. The collection contains 26 stories, among which you can find such famous works as "Off Sandy Hook" (an extended version was also published as a 1915 6-shilling novel by William Heinemann), "A Hindered Honeymoon," "The Devil and The Deep Sea," "Lady Clanbevan's Baby," "Under The Electrics," "The Evolution of The Fairest," and others.
The Promise
Author: Matt BennettPublisher: Brookings Institution Press
ISBN: 0815725876
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Bennett chronicles the attempts of the families with children who were shot at Sandy Hook Elementary to change gun laws and explains why it is so difficult to pass effective legislation to limit gun sales. THE BROOKINGS ESSAY: In the spirit of its commitment to high-quality, independent research, the Brookings Institution has commissioned works on major topics of public policy by distinguished authors, including Brookings scholars. The Brookings Essay is a multi-platform product aimed to engage readers in open dialogue and debate. The views expressed, however, are solely those of the author. Available in ebook only.
Off Sandy Hook; And Other Stories
Author: Richard DehanPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368371681
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 445
Book Description
Reproduction of the original.
Off Sandy Hook
Author: Richard DehanPublisher: Nabu Press
ISBN: 9781289438487
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
The Reckoning
Author: Andrew SolomonPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 147679314X
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
First published in The New Yorker, “Solomon tells the story of Peter Lanza, the father of Adam Lanza, the Sandy Hook Elementary shooter. Read it—it’s moving, brave and just profoundly human and sad....There aren’t any answers. And that’s what makes this all so impossible, and Solomon’s journalism so essential” (Salon.com). “Both parents loved Adam. Neither parent imagined or wanted their child’s horrific end. This is why what Peter Lanza did by sharing his story with Andrew Solomon is so important. Lanza’s story fills important gaps in our understanding of how a beloved child became a killer—and reminds us as a society that we have an obligation to help families and children before they find themselves on irreversible paths of violence” (Time).
Sandy Hook's Lost Highland Beach Resort
Author: Susan Sandlass GardinerPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439670412
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Built by William Sandlass during the Golden Age of the Jersey Shore, the Highland Beach excursion resort was an iconic landmark for more than seven decades. The resort put Sandy Hook on the map, as hordes of tourists were brought by trains, ferries and automobiles to soak up the sun and enjoy the plentiful amusements. At the once magical playground enjoyed by so many, the families dined and relaxed at Sandlass' Surf House and Basket Pavilion in the 1890s. Teenagers rocked away the night in the resort's Bamboo Room in the 1950s. Meet the characters who shaped the land and had the vision for a storied resort wiped away by time, technology and politics. Author Susan Sandlass Gardiner charts the rise and fall of Sandy Hook's historic resort paradise.