Tragedy in Tucson: The Arizona Shooting Rampage

by Aimee Houser

Overview

This title examines an important historic event - the shooting of Representative Gabrielle Giffords and 18 others in Tucson, Arizona. Easy-to-read, compelling text explores the man behind the shooting, Jared Loughner, and his history of mental illness, the disease schizophrenia, Giffords rise in politics, the political climate in America, including the hot button issue of health-care reform, Giffords's fight for her life, and the effects of this event on society. Also discussed are the gun laws in America, the National Rifle Association's stand on gun control, new legislation introduced in Congress regarding gun control, and mental health policy and law. Features include a table of contents, glossary, selected bibliography, Web links, source notes, and an index, plus a timeline and essential facts. Essential Events is a series in Essential Library, an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781614784524
Publisher:	ABDO Publishing
Publication date:	01/01/2012
Series:	Essential Events Set 8 Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	4 MB
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Three Days in January 6

Chapter 2 Gabrielle Giffords and Jared Loughner 14

Chapter 3 Five Fatal Minutes 28

Chapter 4 For What Reason? 36

Chapter 5 Mental Illness, Policy, and Law 48

Chapter 6 United States v. Loughner 62

Chapter 7 The Survivors Heal 76

Chapter 8 The Nation Remembers 88

Timeline 96

Essential Facts 100

Glossary 102

Additional Resources 104

Source Notes 106

Index 110

About the Author 112

Editorial Reviews

In this "Essential Events" series historical happenings around the globe are the featured in each of the titles. The focus in this installment is on the tragic events that transpired in January 2011 in Tucson, Arizona. In this unfortunate event nineteen people were shot and six died. Many of will recall Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Gifford was a survivor of the shooting. By relying on primary research and sources, this historical event is presented in a simple to understand manner. The pictures, sidebars, and concise chapters are thorough for young readers. The eight chapters include facts and details with photographs and sidebars of information with further explanations, all presented in a straightforward manner. This book includes a timeline, essential facts, glossary, additional resources, source notes, index, and an about the author feature. This title is comprehensive in its coverage of this tragic historical event in American history and will not disappoint readers in search of information about this incident. Reviewer: Rosa Roberts

Children's Literature - Rosa Roberts