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Another Day in the Death of America
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24 hours. 8 states. 10 young lives lost to gun violence.
24 hours. 8 states. 10 young lives lost to gun violence.
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Saturday, November 23rd, 2013. It was just another day in America; an unremarkable Saturday on which ten children and teens were killed by gunfire. The youngest was nine; the oldest was nineteen. White, Black, and Latino, they fell in suburbs, hamlets, and ghettos. None made the national news. There was no outrage about their passing. It was just another day in the death of America, where, on a daily average, seven children and teens are killed by guns.
Gary Younge picked this day at random, searched for their families, and tells their stories. The nine-year-old opened the door and was shot in the head by his mother's ex-boyfriend. The eleven-year-old was killed by his friend at a sleepover in rural Michigan. The eighteen-year-old gang member on Chicago's South Side was shot in a stairwell just days after being released from prison.
Through ten moving chapters—one for each child—Younge explores the way these children lived and lost their short lives. He discovers who they were, who they wanted to be, the environments they inhabited, and what this might tell us about society at large. What emerges is a searing portrait of childhood and youth in contemporary America.
Another Day in the Death of America offers a profound insight into the realities faced by children in today’s America, shining a light on a tragic daily occurrence often overlooked.
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Another Day in the Death of America by Gary Younge has been described as a poignant and powerful examination of gun violence. Readers have praised the compassionate narrative and the deep dive into the lives affected by shootings, while critics have also noted its emotional depth and journalistic integrity. The book is often lauded for providing a sobering and humanised perspective on a national crisis.
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ISBN: 9781783351022
Publisher: Guardian Faber Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 June 2017
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Guardian Faber Publishing
Edition: Main
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 20.0mm
Width: 131.0mm
Height: 200.0mm
Weight: 258g
Pages: 320
About the Author
Gary Younge is an award-winning journalist for the Guardian and The Nation magazine in the US. He was posted to the US for the Guardian for 12 years before returning to London in 2015. In 2009 he won the James Cameron Award for his coverage of the Obama campaign. In 2015 he won the David Nyhan Prize for Political Journalism from Harvard's Shorenstein Center. Younge's previous books include The Speech, Who Are We?, Stranger in a Strange Land and No Place Like Home. @garyyounge
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