� Former President Bill Clinton from his words inscribed on the Columbine Memorial
'Even in the midst of tragedy we've seen the best, the best there is to see about our nation and about human nature.' Thompson, American literary icon and author of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Why go back to Columbine again? But there are a lot of people who haven't heard all this.' Foreword by distinguished historian Douglas Brinkley, author of The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast. With exclusive cover art by renowned artist and cultural commentator Ralph Steadman, and photos from the archives of the Rocky Mountain News, which won the Pulitzer Prize for its Columbine photography.
The result of ten years of research and exclusive information, the book reaches into fundamental American themes of violence, racism, parenting and policing.Ĭoncluding with the tale of the tattered police investigation and how one of the most controversial victims' families faces down a modern American tragedy as the cameras roll, Columbine: A True Crime Story is a classic in the tradition of In Cold Blood and The Executioner's Song.
