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- "On an average day in America, seven young people aged nineteen or under will be shot dead. In Another Day in the Death of America, award-winning Guardian journalist Gary Younge tells the stories of the lives lost during the course of a single day in the United States. It could have been any day, but Younge has chosen November 23, 2013. From Jaiden Dixon (9), shot point-blank by his mother's ex-boyfriend on his doorstep in Ohio, to Pedro Dado Cortez (16), shot by an enemy gang on a street corner in California, the narrative crisscrosses the country over a period of twenty-four hours to reveal the powerful human stories behind the statistics. Far from a dry account of gun policy in the United States or a polemic about the dangers of gun violence, the book is a gripping chronicle of an ordinary but deadly day in American life, and a series of character portraits of young people taken from us far too soon and those they left behind. Whether it's a father's unspeakable grief over his son who was at the wrong place at the wrong time, a mentor who tries to channel his rage by organizing, or a friend and neighbor who finds strength in faith, the lives lost on that day and the lives left behind become, in Younge's hands, impossible to ignore, or to forget. What emerges in these pages is a searing portrait of youth, family, and the way that lives can be shattered in an instant on any day in America. At a time when it has become indisputable that Americans need to rethink their position on guns, this moving narrative work puts a human face--a child's face--on the "collateral damage" of gun deaths across the country. In his journalism, Younge is committed to challenging conventional wisdom and looking twice where others might look away. There are some things, he argues, that we have come to see as normal, even when they are unacceptable. And gun violence is one of them. A clear-eyed and iconoclastic approach to this contentious issue, this book helps answer the questions so many of us are grappling with, and makes it even harder to just look away"--
- On an average day in America, seven young people aged nineteen or under will be shot dead. Younge chose November 23, 2013, with ten such deaths, and over a period of twenty-four hours reveals the powerful human stories behind the statistics. The result is a gripping chronicle of an ordinary but deadly day in American life, and a series of character portraits of young people taken from us far too soon and those they left behind
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First print edition.
- Extent
- xxii, 267 pages
- Contents
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- Jaiden Dixon, Grove City, Ohio
- Kenneth Mills-Tucker, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Stanley Taylor, Charlotte, North Carolina
- Pedro Cortez, San Jose, California
- Tyler Dunn, Marlette, Michigan
- Edwin Rajo, Houston, Texas
- Samuel Brightmon, Dallas, Texas
- Tyshon Anderson, Chicago, Illinois
- Gary Anderson, Newark, New Jersey
- Gustin Hinnant, Goldsboro, North Carolina
- Isbn
- 9781568589756
- Label
- Another day in the death of America : a chronicle of ten short lives
- Title
- Another day in the death of America
- Title remainder
- a chronicle of ten short lives
- Statement of responsibility
- Gary Younge
- Subject
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- trueCrime and guns
- FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Death, Grief, Bereavement
- Firearms and crime
- Firearms and crime -- United States -- Case studies
- Firearms ownership
- Firearms ownership -- United States -- Case studies
- trueGun control
- trueGun ownership
- trueGunshot victims
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy | Social Policy
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Violence in Society
- Since 1980
- Social conditions
- trueTeenagers and violence
- United States
- Case studies
- Violent crimes -- United States
- Violent crimes -- United States -- Case studies
- Youth and violence
- Youth and violence
- Youth and violence -- United States -- Case studies
- trueUnited States
- trueUnited States -- Social conditions -- 1980-
- trueViolence
- Violence
- Violence -- United States
- Violence -- United States -- Case studies
- trueViolence and guns
- trueViolent crimes
- Violent crimes
- Language
- eng
- Summary
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- "On an average day in America, seven young people aged nineteen or under will be shot dead. In Another Day in the Death of America, award-winning Guardian journalist Gary Younge tells the stories of the lives lost during the course of a single day in the United States. It could have been any day, but Younge has chosen November 23, 2013. From Jaiden Dixon (9), shot point-blank by his mother's ex-boyfriend on his doorstep in Ohio, to Pedro Dado Cortez (16), shot by an enemy gang on a street corner in California, the narrative crisscrosses the country over a period of twenty-four hours to reveal the powerful human stories behind the statistics. Far from a dry account of gun policy in the United States or a polemic about the dangers of gun violence, the book is a gripping chronicle of an ordinary but deadly day in American life, and a series of character portraits of young people taken from us far too soon and those they left behind. Whether it's a father's unspeakable grief over his son who was at the wrong place at the wrong time, a mentor who tries to channel his rage by organizing, or a friend and neighbor who finds strength in faith, the lives lost on that day and the lives left behind become, in Younge's hands, impossible to ignore, or to forget. What emerges in these pages is a searing portrait of youth, family, and the way that lives can be shattered in an instant on any day in America. At a time when it has become indisputable that Americans need to rethink their position on guns, this moving narrative work puts a human face--a child's face--on the "collateral damage" of gun deaths across the country. In his journalism, Younge is committed to challenging conventional wisdom and looking twice where others might look away. There are some things, he argues, that we have come to see as normal, even when they are unacceptable. And gun violence is one of them. A clear-eyed and iconoclastic approach to this contentious issue, this book helps answer the questions so many of us are grappling with, and makes it even harder to just look away"--
- On an average day in America, seven young people aged nineteen or under will be shot dead. Younge chose November 23, 2013, with ten such deaths, and over a period of twenty-four hours reveals the powerful human stories behind the statistics. The result is a gripping chronicle of an ordinary but deadly day in American life, and a series of character portraits of young people taken from us far too soon and those they left behind
- Award
- J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize, 2017.
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
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- 10534307
- Cataloging source
- DLC
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- Younge, Gary
- Dewey number
- 303.60835
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- HN90.V5
- LC item number
- Y675 2016
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- Violence
- Violent crimes
- Youth and violence
- Firearms and crime
- Firearms ownership
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS
- POLITICAL SCIENCE
- Firearms and crime
- Firearms ownership
- Social conditions
- Violence
- Violent crimes
- Youth and violence
- United States
- United States
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- a chronicle of ten short lives
- Label
- Another day in the death of America : a chronicle of ten short lives, Gary Younge
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-267)
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- Contents
- Jaiden Dixon, Grove City, Ohio -- Kenneth Mills-Tucker, Indianapolis, Indiana -- Stanley Taylor, Charlotte, North Carolina -- Pedro Cortez, San Jose, California -- Tyler Dunn, Marlette, Michigan -- Edwin Rajo, Houston, Texas -- Samuel Brightmon, Dallas, Texas -- Tyshon Anderson, Chicago, Illinois -- Gary Anderson, Newark, New Jersey -- Gustin Hinnant, Goldsboro, North Carolina
- Control code
- 1647851
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First print edition.
- Extent
- xxii, 267 pages
- Isbn
- 9781568589756
- Lccn
- 2016014076
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9781568589756
- (OCoLC)945232454
- Label
- Another day in the death of America : a chronicle of ten short lives, Gary Younge
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-267)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Jaiden Dixon, Grove City, Ohio -- Kenneth Mills-Tucker, Indianapolis, Indiana -- Stanley Taylor, Charlotte, North Carolina -- Pedro Cortez, San Jose, California -- Tyler Dunn, Marlette, Michigan -- Edwin Rajo, Houston, Texas -- Samuel Brightmon, Dallas, Texas -- Tyshon Anderson, Chicago, Illinois -- Gary Anderson, Newark, New Jersey -- Gustin Hinnant, Goldsboro, North Carolina
- Control code
- 1647851
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First print edition.
- Extent
- xxii, 267 pages
- Isbn
- 9781568589756
- Lccn
- 2016014076
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9781568589756
- (OCoLC)945232454
Subject
- trueCrime and guns
- FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Death, Grief, Bereavement
- Firearms and crime
- Firearms and crime -- United States -- Case studies
- Firearms ownership
- Firearms ownership -- United States -- Case studies
- trueGun control
- trueGun ownership
- trueGunshot victims
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy | Social Policy
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Violence in Society
- Since 1980
- Social conditions
- trueTeenagers and violence
- United States
- Case studies
- Violent crimes -- United States
- Violent crimes -- United States -- Case studies
- Youth and violence
- Youth and violence
- Youth and violence -- United States -- Case studies
- trueUnited States
- trueUnited States -- Social conditions -- 1980-
- trueViolence
- Violence
- Violence -- United States
- Violence -- United States -- Case studies
- trueViolence and guns
- trueViolent crimes
- Violent crimes
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