Four dead in Ohio
Subtitle: was there a conspiracy at Kent State?
By: William A. Gordon.
Publisher: North Ridge Books
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Laguna Hills, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 301
Copyright date: 1995
Subjects: Kent State Shootings, Kent, Ohio, 1970.; Student movements -- Ohio -- Kent -- History -- 20th century.
Description: This book re-examines the unsolved mystery and the different theories explaining why Ohio National Guardsmen killed four students at Kent State on May 4, 1970. The author argues there was an unauthorized order to fire, but it is impossible to prove because "not all the right screws were turned in the investigations." The
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-289) and index.
Originally published: The fourth of May. Buffalo, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, c1990. With new introd.
Table of contents: title: Preface, (1) Four Days in May, (2) The Search for the Smoking Guns; (3) Who Burned ROTC?; (4) The Early Coverup, (5) The Struggle for Justice, (6) The Struggle for Justice (Continued); (7) Reopening the Investigation; (8) The Prosecution of the National Guardsmen; (9) The Civil Trials; (10) Some Final Thoughts About May 4. Appendices, Chronology, Notes, Annotated Bibliography, Index.