This was a year before the massacre, and one of the very rare moments in the book when one questions klebolds handling of her son. Columbine available for download and read online in other formats. My surprise was that most of what we know about columbine was wrong. Books about the columbine high school victims and shooters. Five days after the april 1999 massacre at columbine high school, and just hours after they cremated the remains of their son dylan cremation was the only option, really, because a.
With their notes, though, its clear it was a badly bungled bombing. The acclaimed new york times bestseller by sue klebold, mother of one of the columbine shooters, about living in the aftermath of columbine. The shooting wasnt about jocks, goths or trenchcoat mafia. Like cullens more popular book on the same subject, kass books excels on some.
A disturbing new book about the columbine massacre asks. Columbine summary from litcharts the creators of sparknotes. The columbine shooting on april 20, 1999 at columbine high school in littleton, colorado, occurred when two teens went on a. This book takes 15 years of research into the columbine tragedy. I used to think that the columbine massacre would be the defining event of my. On april 20, 1999, eric harris and dylan klebold walked into columbine high school in littleton, colorado. Cullen is a brilliant researcher and writer who has written the last word on the columbine high school massacre of april 20, 1999. A true crime story, written by jeff kass, a former reporter for rocky mountain news.
Why should anyone want to write a book about this particular school shooting a. If columbine were just a shotbyshot account of the mass murder at a colorado high school, this book wouldnt be worth a minute of your time. Sue klebold is the mother of dylan klebold, one of the two shooters who committed the columbine high school massacre, murdering 12 students and 1. The families of the two students responsible for the 1999 killings at columbine high school near littleton, colo. Senior students dylan klebold and eric harris arrived at school that morning wearing black. Michael moores 2002 documentary bowling for columbine explored possible causes of the massacre. It became the deadliest high school shooting in american history. In 2009, new york times contributor dave cullen published columbine a bestselling book examining the shootings. This book takes 15 years of research into the columbine tragedy and explores violence, racism, parenting and other subjects that tie into what happened at the school on that tragic day. List of books and articles about columbine shootings. Anyone who was alive in america on april 20, 1999 knows how eric harris and dylan klebold shot and killed 12 students and a teacher, wounded 23 others, and then put their rifles to their heads and killed themselves.
Columbine is a nonfiction book written by dave cullen and published by twelve hachette book group on april 6, 2009. The duffel bag eric harris was carrying when he talked to brooks brown contained one of several propane tank time bombs. We can never understand what drove them to such horrific violence. Columbine, a true crime story is the definitive book on the mass shooting. As the coloradobased journalist dave cullen tells in his gripping and authoritative new book columbine, harris and klebold had plenty of friends, did pretty well in.
The second conclusion is that the massacre was inexplicable. All author profits from the book will be donated to research and to. The edgar awardwinning book that finally deciphers columbine. Sue klebolds son and his friend killed people at columbine high school. Five days after the april 1999 massacre at columbine high school. In this remarkable account of the april 20, 1999, columbine high school. From the outside, the massacre at columbine high school looks like a school shooting. List of books and articles about columbine shootings online. It is an examination of the columbine high school massacre, on april 20, 1999, and the perpetrators eric harris and dylan klebold.
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