{"product_id":"a-sniper-in-the-tower-gary-m-lavergne-9781574410297","title":"A Sniper in the Tower: The Charles Whitman Mass Murders","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gary M. Lavergne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1574410296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781574410297\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 324\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.55h x 5.60w x 0.93d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/28\/1997 pg. 65\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/1997 pg. 123","brand":"Gary M. Lavergne","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44080080388351,"sku":"9781574410297","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_142f3756-e86a-4df3-88ca-801fdea9b6e0.jpg?v=1685484832","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-sniper-in-the-tower-gary-m-lavergne-9781574410297","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}