Böcker av James Munves

“[James Munves] has the gift of finding the particular detail that illuminates the whole. . . . The narrative comes out to be more than the sum of its parts.” —Emily Maxwell, The New Yorker “The struggle for independence, the creation of a new government, westward expansion, regional differences, Civil War, social and economic change, Depression and world wars—all described and related the one to another in a smooth and knowledgeable narrative.” —Nash K. Burger, The New York Times “The best short history that I have ever read.” —Thurman Arnold “A model volume of its kind . . . Deserves wide acceptance.” —Allan Nevins

On May 4, 1970, two platoons of Ohio National Guardsmen fired on a crowd of students at Kent State University, killing four and wounding nine. Neither the federal government nor the state of Ohio took any responsibility for the guardsmen’s actions. Through the account of the subsequent civil trial, we follow the events of that tragic day, as experienced by the victims and their families, and share their frustration as they try to discover the truth.