{"product_id":"kent-state-four-dead-in-ohio-hardcover","title":"Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDerf Backderf\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a \"Best Book of the Year\" by \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Forbes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and NPR!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Eisner Award Winner\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn ALA\/YALSA Alex Award Winner\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRingo Award for Best Non-Fiction Comic Work \u003cbr\u003e France's Association of Comics Critics and Journalists (ACBD) Comics Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e From Derf Backderf, the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMy Friend Dahmer\u003c\/i\u003e, comes the tragic and unforgettable story of the Kent State shootings, told in graphic novel form. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Backderf takes us back to the age of the Vietnam War, Richard Nixon, Woodstock, and the Cold War and explores, in words and images, a scene of tragedy, the campus of Kent State University, where National Guard Troops attacked unarmed protestors and killed four students (Allison Beth Krause, age 19, Jeffrey Glenn Miller, age 20, Sandra Lee Scheuer, age 20, and William Knox Schroeder, age 19). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On May 4, 1970, the Ohio National Guard gunned down unarmed college students protesting the Vietnam War at Kent State University. In a deadly barrage of 67 shots, 4 students were killed and 9 shot and wounded. It was the day America turned guns on its own children--a shocking event burned into our national memory. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The fatal shootings triggered immediate and massive outrage on campuses around the country. More than 4 million students participated in organized walkouts at hundreds of universities, colleges, and high schools, the largest student strike in the history of the United States at that time. It was a day that shocked the nation and helped turn the tide of public opinion against America's war in Vietnam. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A few days prior, 10-year-old Derf Backderf saw those same guardsmen patrolling his nearby hometown, sent in by the governor to crush a trucker strike. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Using the journalism skills he employed on \u003ci\u003eMy Friend Dahmer\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTrashed\u003c\/i\u003e, Backderf has conducted extensive interviews and research to explore the lives of these four young people and the events of those four days in May, when the country seemed on the brink of tearing apart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eKent State: Four Dead in Ohio\u003c\/i\u003e, which published on the 50th anniversary of the tragedy, is a moving and troubling story about the bitter price of dissent--as relevant today as it was in 1970. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDerf Backderf\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eMy Friend Dahmer\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTrashed\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Cleveland, Ohio. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 10.3 x 7.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 08, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Alex Awards (2021)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769639797024,"sku":"9781419734847","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/277567c96abd81d7229026ad5350ba60.webp?v=1780352693","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/kent-state-four-dead-in-ohio-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}