| A Sniper in the Tower: The Charles Whitman Mass Murders Contributor(s): Lavergne, Gary M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1574410296 ISBN-13: 9781574410297 Publisher: University of North Texas Press OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1997 Annotation: On August 1, 1966, Charles Joseph 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. During the previous evening he had killed his wife and mother, bringing the total to sixteen people dead and at least thirty-one wounded. The murders spawned debates over issues which still plague America today: domestic violence, child abuse, drug abuse, military indoctrination, gun control, the insanity defense, and the delicate balance between civil liberties and public safety. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - True Crime | Murder - General - History | United States - State & Local - Southwest (az, Nm, Ok, Tx) |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 96-50411 |
| Lexile Measure: 1160 |
| Physical Information: 0.93" H x 5.6" W x 9.55" (1.12 lbs) 324 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Texas |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. |