KENT STATE What Happened and Why

JAMES A. MICHENER

ISBN 10: 0394471997 / ISBN 13: 9780394471990

Published by Random House/Readers Digest, New York, 1971

About this Item

Blue boards, jacket missing; Overall a sound clean unmarked copy, lightly agetoned/discolored esp.along edges with light handling on boards; 559 pages with index, illust.by b/w photos throughout with maps of campus layout on endboards; One of the most complete books written in regards to the tragedy unfolded in May 1970;

Seller Inventory # PARA8766

Bibliographic Details

• Title: KENT STATE What Happened and Why
• Publisher: Random House/Readers Digest, New York
• Publication Date: 1971
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0394471997
• ISBN 13: 9780394471990
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Americana

About this title

Synopsis

A probing and dramatic study of the tragic events leading up to the killing of four students by National Guardsmen at Kent State University in the spring of 1970

From the Inside Flap

All of James A. Michener's storytelling and reportorial skills are brought to the fore in this stunning and heartbreaking examination of the events that led to the 1970 shootings at Kent State, which shook the country to the roots and had a profound impact on the anti-war movement.