American History Book Club: Newtown: An American Tragedy
December 14, 2012. Sandy Hook Elementary School. We remember the numbers. We remember the names, the ages. And we remember the questions. Newtown: An American Tragedy is the definitive journalistic account -- not only of that horrific day but of the perfect storm of mental instability and obsession that preceded it and, in the aftermath of unspeakable heartbreak, the controversy that continues to play out on the national stage. Newtown breaks through a miasma of misinformation with its comprehensive and astonishing portrayal of an American tragedy.