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48 pp.
| Enslow |
August, 2012 |
LibraryISBN 978-0-7660-4016-8$23.93
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4-6Disasters--People in Peril series.
Illustrated with effective stock photos, these books offer overviews of tragedies that shattered America's sense of security in the 1990s. Relying heavily on popular magazine articles and news websites, the authors recount the immediate mayhem, touch on the aftermaths, and present biographical sketches of the perpetrators. Columbine concludes with gun control arguments; Oklahoma discusses domestic terrorism. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Disasters--People in Peril titles: {cf2]Forty-Nine Minutes of Madness and Homegrown Terror.