On September 14, 1989, forty-seven-year-old Joseph Wesbecker entered the Standard Gravure printing plant in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, armed with an AK-47 assault rifle and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. A half hour later, he had killed or wounded twenty people, then turned the gun on himself. "Spree killings, " especially in stressed work-places, make the news every day; in the Louisville case, though, an unusual court proceeding provides that rare chance to go beyond the headlines to try to unravel the story not ...
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On September 14, 1989, forty-seven-year-old Joseph Wesbecker entered the Standard Gravure printing plant in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, armed with an AK-47 assault rifle and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. A half hour later, he had killed or wounded twenty people, then turned the gun on himself. "Spree killings, " especially in stressed work-places, make the news every day; in the Louisville case, though, an unusual court proceeding provides that rare chance to go beyond the headlines to try to unravel the story not just of one man's actions, but also of America's approach to mental health and community responsibility. Working from extraordinary case documents, interviews, and his own coverage of events in Louisville, an award-winning writer extracts Wesbecker's tragic story, embedded in the crises of blue-collar life in takeover America, as well as the larger story of the debate over human nature itself.
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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Creased top edge to dustjacket. 0670867675. Index and sources. The tragic story of Joseph Wesbecker and a workplace under stress. 740gms weight; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 322 pages.
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Fine. No Jacket. Hardback. Special Edition, privately printed for the members of the Notable Trials Library. Indexed. Clean, bright pages with no creasing, markings, or marginalia. 321 pp. Pages have gilt on the edges. Redish brown leather binding with gilded edges. There is an attached red ribbon bookmark. Overall mint condition. Full refund if not satisfied.