A Sniper in the Tower: The Charles Whitman Mass Murders by Lavergne, Gary M.

A Sniper in the Tower: The Charles Whitman Mass Murders (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781574410297)

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A Sniper in the Tower: The Charles Whitman Mass Murders by Lavergne, Gary M.

A Sniper in the Tower: The Charles Whitman Mass Murders

$18.95
A Sniper in the Tower: The Charles Whitman Mass Murders by Lavergne, Gary M.

A Sniper in the Tower: The Charles Whitman Mass Murders

$18.95
Format: Paperback
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On August 1, 1966, Charles Whitman ascended the University of Texas Tower and committed what was then the largest simultaneous mass murder in American history. He gunned down forty-five people inside and around the Tower before he was killed by two Austin police officers. In addition to promoting the rise of S.W.A.T. teams to respond to future crises, the murders spawned debates over issues which still plague America today: domestic violence, child abuse, drug abuse, military indoctrination, the insanity defense, and the delicate balance between civil liberties and public safety.

Author: Gary M. Lavergne
ISBN-10: 1574410296
ISBN-13: 9781574410297
Publisher: University of North Texas Press
Language: English
Published: 03/01/1997
Pages: 324
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.12lbs
Size: 9.55h x 5.60w x 0.93d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/28/1997 pg. 65
Library Journal 05/01/1997 pg. 123
By Gary M. Lavergne
By Gary M. Lavergne
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Gary M. Lavergne earned degrees from the University of Southwestern Louisiana and McNeese University. He divides his time between Cedar Park and Austin, Texas, where he is a Senior Assessment Associate for a major educational testing company. His articles have appeared in regional and national historical journals.

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