The unfinished bombing : Oklahoma City in American memory / Edward T. Linenthal.

Writing with empathy, passion, and critical insight, Edward T. Linenthal explores the ways Oklahomans, and American culture at large, have tried to make sense of this horrific event. Drawing from over 150 personal interviews with survivors, family members of those murdered, rescuers, and many others...

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Main Author: Linenthal, Edward Tabor, 1947-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: April 19, 1995
  • Falling into history
  • Telling the story: three narratives
  • "A new world": the inner life of a wounded community
  • "A single chord of horror": the memorial vocabulary of American culture
  • "We come here to remember": creating the memorial in Oklahoma City
  • Conclusion: bonds of affection
  • Postscript.