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Kent State/May 4: Echoes Through a Decade [Hardcover]

Scott L. Bills (Author)
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May 1988
"This is a very well put together collection of essays and interviews concerning the shooting of four Kent State university students by the Ohio National Guard on May 4, 1970. What makes this volume special and of interest to layman and scholar alike is that it displays no bias or vested interest. While each of the speakers or writers has a point to prove, the editor has been careful to gather opinions from both ends of the spectrum on this volatile issue--from the outrageous statement that the students deserved what they got to the conspiracy theory that this was a plot of the Nixon administration to put an end to student protest. In the middle are the peacemakers who strive to understand what caused the confrontation, and what can be learned from it more than ten years later. Obviously Kent State/May 4 will not put to rest the controversy surrounding the event it describes, but it allows the reader to look at the issues as objectively as possible, and for this and much more it is highly recommended." --Communication Quarterly

"Extensively annotated bibliography. Highly recommended for all library levels."--Choice

"...differs from other books on Kent State in that it concentrates upon the trauma of those touched by the violence of 4 May 1970, and upon how those touched sought to cope with the terrible experience and build upon it....Altogether this is a valuable addition to the literature of the Kent State tragedy and civil disturbances in general."---Military Affairs

"The most important parts of the book are Bills' lengthy introduction and the bibliography. The sixty-page introduction is succinct and well written. It is particularly useful to the uninformed reader in providing a detached accounting of the events of the 1970s at Kent State. The bibliography provides not only a comprehensive listing of articles and books on May 4 at Kent State and its aftermath, but also a brief but clear annotation of each work.... tried to produce a balanced account of the events, by offering a diversity of previously unpublicized points of view. In this he has succeeded admirably."---Peace and change

"An interesting and provocative effort."---Los Angeles Times

"....a necessary record of an event we cannot afford to forget."---Change Magazine

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.


Product Details

  • Hardcover: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Kent State University Press (May 1988)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0873382781
  • ISBN-13: 978-0873382786
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,344,960 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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4.0 out of 5 stars Murder Will Out: The Long View of History on May 4th, 1970, May 19, 2000
This review is from: Kent State/May 4: Echoes Through a Decade (Hardcover)
It's said that the closer you stand to the target, the easier it is to hit it. But in the review and analysis of May 4th, 1970 at Kent State, it appears that the farther away we get, the less passionate and more information we have to judge the event and causes. As the most recent book on the event, this publication should be read and weighed against Michenor's early book, Peter Davies conspiracy book, and the other subsequent books. Only by examining all points of view will we come to our judgement of who fired, why and on what authority. Though we know it was the National Guardsmen who fired without an order from their superiors, we will likely never know the final true story until one of the Guardsmen brakes his silence and tells his story. Until then, this book may be the best account possible.
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