A Terrible Thunder: The Story of the New Orleans Sniper
by Peter Hernon
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Book Summary Information
Author: Peter HernonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-04-15
ISBN: 1891053485
Number of pages: 284
Publisher: Garrett County Press
Book Reviews of A Terrible Thunder: The Story of the New Orleans Sniper
Book Review: I was there
Summary: 4 Stars
I have not yet read A Terrible Thunder but plan to since I was right there in the thick of things that cold January day in 1973.
I was teaching at an all black high school near Desire Housing Project and rushed to the scene as soon as I heard the sniper story on the news that Sunday morning.It was a war zone.Fires and gunshots raging all around the hotel.You would see one fire break out on one side of the building and then five minutes later smoke would eminate from the opposite side of the Howard Johnsons.Police were returning fire and later used bazookas and machine guns to flush out the sniper/snipers on a rooftop bunker.
The incident came at a time of very high racial tensions in New Orleans.The black strike at Southern University,turmoil in the local high schools and police brutality incidents had the city on edge.Mark Essex was looked at as a hero by the young people at my school.Was that a good model to emulate?I think not but the police were so hated by many black residents that it was not that shocking to me.
I am going to order this book.It seems like it tells a chapter in New Orleans history that many would love to forget.
Summary of A Terrible Thunder: The Story of the New Orleans Sniper
A Terrible Thunder: The story of the New Orleans Sniper, Peter Hernon explores how petty injustices and political isolation can explode into violence and fanatical terror.Murder & Mayhem Books
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