An American summer : love and death in Chicago
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Published
New York : Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 2019.
Edition
First edition.
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x; 287 pages ; 24 cm.
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Gilpin County Public Library - NONFICTION | 364.150 KOT | On Shelf |
Ridgway Public Library - NONFICTION | 364.15 KOT | On Shelf |
Ruby Sisson Library - NONFICTION | 364.15 KOT, A | On Shelf |
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LC Subjects
African American youth -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
African Americans -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
Chicago (Ill.) -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
Victims of violent crime -- Illinois -- Chicago.
Violent crimes -- Illinois -- Chicago.
Youth and violence -- Illinois -- Chicago.
African Americans -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
Chicago (Ill.) -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
Victims of violent crime -- Illinois -- Chicago.
Violent crimes -- Illinois -- Chicago.
Youth and violence -- Illinois -- Chicago.
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Published
New York : Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 2019.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Description
The numbers are staggering: over the past twenty years in Chicago, 14,033 people have been killed and another roughly 60,000 wounded by gunfire. What does that do to the spirit of individuals and community? Drawing on his decades of experience, Alex Kotlowitz set out to chronicle one summer in the city, writing about individuals who have emerged from the violence and whose stories capture the capacity--and the breaking point--of the human heart and soul. The result is a spellbinding collection of deeply intimate profiles that upend what we think we know about gun violence in America. Among others, we meet a man who as a teenager killed a rival gang member and twenty years later is still trying to come to terms with what he's done; a devoted school social worker struggling with her favorite student, who refuses to give evidence in the shooting death of his best friend; the witness to a wrongful police shooting who can't shake what he has seen; and an aging former gang leader who builds a place of refuge for himself and his friends. Applying the close-up, empathic reporting that made There Are No Children Here a modern classic, Kotlowitz offers a piercingly honest portrait of a city in turmoil. These sketches of those left standing will get into your bones. This one summer will stay with you.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kotlowitz, A. (2019). An American summer: love and death in Chicago (First edition.). Nan A. Talese/Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kotlowitz, Alex. 2019. An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago. Nan A. Talese/Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kotlowitz, Alex. An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kotlowitz, Alex. An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago First edition., Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 2019.
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