Kent State: An American Tragedy

by Brian VanDeMark

Book Overview

On May 4, 1970, at Kent State University in Ohio, political fires that had been burning across America during the 1960s exploded. Antiwar protesters wearing bell-bottom jeans and long hair hurled taunts and rocks at another group of young Americans--National Guardsmen sporting gas masks and rifles. At half past noon, violence unfolded with chaotic speed, as guardsmen--many of whom had joined the Guard to escape the draft--opened fire on the students...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1324066253
• ISBN13: 9781324066255
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.2"