Sandy Hook
Author: Williamson, Elizabeth
ISBN: 9781524746582
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 25 Apr 2023
Pages: 512
Format: Paperback / softback
Now in paperback, with hundreds of hours of interviews and exclusive sources and access, a New York Times journalistP#39;s groundbreaking documentation of Sandy Hook and its aftermath, where the very truth became the question
Plt;bPgt;Plt;bPgt;Plt;iPgt;SlatePlt;/iPgt;, Pquot;25 Best Crime Books, Podcasts, and Documentaries of All TimePquot;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Vanity FairP#8217;s P#8220;Books We CanP#39;t Stop Thinking AboutP#8221;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Carnegie Medal Nonfiction Longlist 2023Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;iPgt;The Washington PostPlt;/iPgt; Plt;bPgt;Best Non-Fiction Books of 2022Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Publishers Weekly Best Books 2022Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Kirkus Best Non-Fiction Books of 2022Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Slate Best Books 2022Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;iPgt;Chicago TribunePlt;/iPgt; Best Books 2022Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;iPgt;Los Angeles Times Plt;/iPgt;Best Books 2022Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Based on hundreds of hours of research, interviews, and access to exclusive sources and materials, Plt;iPgt;Sandy HookPlt;/iPgt; is Elizabeth WilliamsonP#8217;s landmark investigation of the aftermath of a school shooting, the work of Sandy Hook parents who fought to defend themselves, and the truth of their childrenP#8217;s fate against the frenzied distortions of online deniers and conspiracy theorists.P#160; Plt;/bPgt; Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt; On December 14, 2012, a gunman killed twenty first-graders and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Ten years later, Sandy Hook has become a foundational story of how false conspiracy narratives and malicious misinformation have gained traction in society.Plt;brPgt; P#160;Plt;brPgt;One of the nationP#8217;s most devastating mass shootings, Sandy Hook was used to create destructive and painful myths. Driven by ideology or profit, or for no sound reason at all, some people insisted it never occurred, or was staged by the federal government as a pretext for seizing AmericansP#8217; firearms. They tormented the victimsP#8217; relatives online, accosted them on the street and at memorial events, accusing them of faking their loved onesP#8217; murders. Some family members have been stalked and forced into hiding. A gun was fired into the home of one parent.P#160;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt; Present at the creation of this terrible crusade was Alex JonesP#8217;s Infowars, a far-right outlet that aired noxious Sandy Hook theories to millions and raised money for the conspiracy theoristsP#8217; quest to P#8220;proveP#8221; the shooting didnP#8217;t happen. Enabled by Facebook, YouTube, and other social media companiesP#8217; failure to curb harmful content, the conspiracistsP#8217; questions grew into suspicion, suspicion grew into demands for more proof, and unanswered demands turned into rage. This pattern of denial and attack would come to characterize some AmericansP#8217; response to almost every major event, from mass shootings to the coronavirus pandemic to the 2020 presidential election, in which President TrumpP#8217;s false claims of a rigged result prompted the January 6, 2021, assault on a bastion of democracy, the U.S. Capitol. Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;The Sandy Hook families, led by the father of the youngest victim, refused to accept this. Plt;iPgt;Sandy HookPlt;/iPgt; is the story of their battle to preserve their loved onesP#8217; legacies even in the face of threats to their own lives. Through exhaustive reporting, narrative storytelling, and intimate portraits, Plt;iPgt;Sandy HookPlt;/iPgt; is the definitive book on one of the most shocking cultural ruptures of the internet era.
ISBN: 9781524746582
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 25 Apr 2023
Pages: 512
Format: Paperback / softback
Now in paperback, with hundreds of hours of interviews and exclusive sources and access, a New York Times journalistP#39;s groundbreaking documentation of Sandy Hook and its aftermath, where the very truth became the question
Plt;bPgt;Plt;bPgt;Plt;iPgt;SlatePlt;/iPgt;, Pquot;25 Best Crime Books, Podcasts, and Documentaries of All TimePquot;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Vanity FairP#8217;s P#8220;Books We CanP#39;t Stop Thinking AboutP#8221;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Carnegie Medal Nonfiction Longlist 2023Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;iPgt;The Washington PostPlt;/iPgt; Plt;bPgt;Best Non-Fiction Books of 2022Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Publishers Weekly Best Books 2022Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Kirkus Best Non-Fiction Books of 2022Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Slate Best Books 2022Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;iPgt;Chicago TribunePlt;/iPgt; Best Books 2022Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;iPgt;Los Angeles Times Plt;/iPgt;Best Books 2022Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Based on hundreds of hours of research, interviews, and access to exclusive sources and materials, Plt;iPgt;Sandy HookPlt;/iPgt; is Elizabeth WilliamsonP#8217;s landmark investigation of the aftermath of a school shooting, the work of Sandy Hook parents who fought to defend themselves, and the truth of their childrenP#8217;s fate against the frenzied distortions of online deniers and conspiracy theorists.P#160; Plt;/bPgt; Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt; On December 14, 2012, a gunman killed twenty first-graders and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Ten years later, Sandy Hook has become a foundational story of how false conspiracy narratives and malicious misinformation have gained traction in society.Plt;brPgt; P#160;Plt;brPgt;One of the nationP#8217;s most devastating mass shootings, Sandy Hook was used to create destructive and painful myths. Driven by ideology or profit, or for no sound reason at all, some people insisted it never occurred, or was staged by the federal government as a pretext for seizing AmericansP#8217; firearms. They tormented the victimsP#8217; relatives online, accosted them on the street and at memorial events, accusing them of faking their loved onesP#8217; murders. Some family members have been stalked and forced into hiding. A gun was fired into the home of one parent.P#160;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt; Present at the creation of this terrible crusade was Alex JonesP#8217;s Infowars, a far-right outlet that aired noxious Sandy Hook theories to millions and raised money for the conspiracy theoristsP#8217; quest to P#8220;proveP#8221; the shooting didnP#8217;t happen. Enabled by Facebook, YouTube, and other social media companiesP#8217; failure to curb harmful content, the conspiracistsP#8217; questions grew into suspicion, suspicion grew into demands for more proof, and unanswered demands turned into rage. This pattern of denial and attack would come to characterize some AmericansP#8217; response to almost every major event, from mass shootings to the coronavirus pandemic to the 2020 presidential election, in which President TrumpP#8217;s false claims of a rigged result prompted the January 6, 2021, assault on a bastion of democracy, the U.S. Capitol. Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;The Sandy Hook families, led by the father of the youngest victim, refused to accept this. Plt;iPgt;Sandy HookPlt;/iPgt; is the story of their battle to preserve their loved onesP#8217; legacies even in the face of threats to their own lives. Through exhaustive reporting, narrative storytelling, and intimate portraits, Plt;iPgt;Sandy HookPlt;/iPgt; is the definitive book on one of the most shocking cultural ruptures of the internet era.
