Parkland: Birth of a Movement
Seiten
2019
Riverrun (Verlag)
978-1-78747-707-0 (ISBN)
Riverrun (Verlag)
978-1-78747-707-0 (ISBN)
Exclusive story of the Parkland, Florida school shooting and the March for Our Lives campaign for gun control run by teen survivors, by the author of the definitive bestseller Columbine.
The deeply moving account of the extraordinary teenage survivors of the Parkland shooting.
Emma Gonzalez called BS. David Hogg called out Adult America. Cameron Kasky recruited a colorful band of teenagers. Four days after escaping Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, they announced the audacious March for Our Lives. A month later, it was the fourth largest protest in American history.
Dave Cullen takes us on the students' odyssey. With unrivaled access to their friends and families, meetings, homes and tour bus through gun country, he reveals the quirky, playful organizers that have taken the United States by storm. We see the students cope with shattered friendships and PTSD, along with the normal struggles of exams and college acceptances. We see victims refusing victimhood.
This spell-binding book is a testament to change and an examination of a pivotal moment in American culture, a generational struggle to save every kids of every color from the ravages of gun violence. Parkland is a story of staggering empowerment and hope, told through the wildly creative and wickedly funny voices of a group of remarkable campaigners.
The deeply moving account of the extraordinary teenage survivors of the Parkland shooting.
Emma Gonzalez called BS. David Hogg called out Adult America. Cameron Kasky recruited a colorful band of teenagers. Four days after escaping Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, they announced the audacious March for Our Lives. A month later, it was the fourth largest protest in American history.
Dave Cullen takes us on the students' odyssey. With unrivaled access to their friends and families, meetings, homes and tour bus through gun country, he reveals the quirky, playful organizers that have taken the United States by storm. We see the students cope with shattered friendships and PTSD, along with the normal struggles of exams and college acceptances. We see victims refusing victimhood.
This spell-binding book is a testament to change and an examination of a pivotal moment in American culture, a generational struggle to save every kids of every color from the ravages of gun violence. Parkland is a story of staggering empowerment and hope, told through the wildly creative and wickedly funny voices of a group of remarkable campaigners.
Dave Cullen is a journalist and author. His book Columbine is considered the definitive book on the 1999 massacre, was a New York Times bestseller, won several awards and made him a household expert on school shootings. He writes for New York Times, The Times, Guardian and Vanity Fair among others, and makes regular appearances on TV and Radio.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 19.07.2019 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 135 x 215 mm |
| Gewicht | 400 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte |
| Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Schulpädagogik / Sekundarstufe I+II | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-78747-707-X / 178747707X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78747-707-0 / 9781787477070 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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