About the book
This devastating book illuminates America's gun culture -- its manufacturers, dealers, buffs, and propagandists -- but also offers concrete solutions to our national epidemic of death by firearm. It begins with an account of a crime that is by now almost commonplace: on December 16, 1988, sixteen-year-old Nicholas Elliot walked into his Virginia high school with a Cobray M-11/9 and several hundred rounds of ammunition tucked in his backpack. By day's end, he had killed one teacher and severely wounded another.
In Lethal Passage Erik Larson shows us how a disturbed teenager was able to buy a weapon advertised as \"the gun that made the eighties roar.\" The result is a book that can -- and should -- save lives, and that has already become an essential text in the gun-control debate.
With a new afterword.
\"Touches on all aspects of the gun issue in this country. Gives great voice to that feeling...that something real must be done.\" --San Diego Union-Tribune
\"One of the most readable anti-gun treatises in years.\" --Washington Post Book World
Editions of Lethal Passage
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780517197851
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780517596777
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780679759270
- EBook
- ISBN 9780307803313
Read an Excerpt
This devastating book illuminates America's gun culture -- its manufacturers, dealers, buffs, and propagandists -- but also offers concrete solutions to our national epidemic of death by firearm. It begins with an account of a crime that is by now almost commonplace: on December 16, 1988, sixteen-year-old Nicholas Elliot walked into his Virginia high school with a Cobray M-11/9 and several hundred rounds of ammunition tucked in his backpack. By day's end, he had killed one teacher and severely wounded another.
In Lethal Passage Erik Larson shows us how a disturbed teenager was able to buy a weapon advertised as \"the gun that made the eighties roar.\" The result is a book that can -- and should -- save lives, and that has already become an essential text in the gun-control debate.
With a new afterword.
\"Touches on all aspects of the gun issue in this country. Gives great voice to that feeling...that something real must be done.\" --San Diego Union-Tribune
\"One of the most readable anti-gun treatises in years.\" --Washington Post Book World
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Lethal Passage about?
This devastating book illuminates America's gun culture -- its manufacturers, dealers, buffs, and propagandists -- but also offers concrete solutions to our national epidemic of death by firearm. It begins with an account of a crime that is by now almost commonplace: on December 16, 1988, sixteen-year-old Nicholas Elliot walked into his Virginia high school with a Cobray M-11/9 and several hundred rounds of ammunition tucked in his backpack. By day's end, he had killed one teacher and severely wounded another.
In Lethal Passage Erik Larson shows us how a disturbed teenager was able to buy a weapon advertised as \"the gun that made the eighties roar.\" The result is a book that can -- and should -- save lives, and that has already become an essential text in the gun-control debate.
With a new afterword.
\"Touches on all aspects of the gun issue in this country. Gives great voice to that feeling...that something real must be done.\" --San Diego Union-Tribune
\"One of the most readable anti-gun treatises in years.\" --Washington Post Book World
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Lethal Passage?
Society and Social Sciences > Social services and welfare, criminology > Crime and criminology
Where can I read a sample of Lethal Passage?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780517197851
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Lethal Passage?
Erik Larson
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Lethal Passage is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780517197851) and hardcover(ISBN 9780517596777) and paperback(ISBN 9780679759270) and ebook(ISBN 9780307803313)
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