It was the first shot fired in what would become the biggest, wildest and most bizarre gunbattle in the 130 year history of the Dallas Police Department. Then he stepped out of his house and shot sixteen-year-old Aljewel Wesley in the face as she sat on her own front porch. This book is the story of that battle as seen by the officers who fought it"--P. 4 of cover.. "On a pleasant evening in Septe
| Title | : | The Hall Street Shoot-Out |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.63 (871 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1456809415 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 162Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-2-29 |
| Language | : | English |
It was the first shot fired in what would become the biggest, wildest and most bizarre gunbattle in the 130 year history of the Dallas Police Department. Then he stepped out of his house and shot sixteen-year-old Aljewel Wesley in the face as she sat on her own front porch. This book is the story of that battle as seen by the officers who fought it"--P. 4 of cover.. "On a pleasant evening in September of 1969, twenty-six year-old Johnny Thomas excused himself from his family's dinner table, picked up a pump shotgun and announced he was going hunting -- alone
Roland Barthes' work from 1968 onwards provides for this, and for the essential element of pleasure which for Sullivan is an inalienable part of bodily-being-in-the-world, subjectivity. The plans are above average to vey good. Textuality is another focus of Sullivan's work: here what is meant is the discursive nature of subjectivity. Captain Walt has done his research and details everything that went on.The Hall Street Shootout is a must read for any police officer, buff, or Dallas resident who wants a little history.As a Dallas Officer I found it very interesting. No, it is a solid account told from the myriad points of view of the participants about what happened, when, where, how, and why but not in a dry Dragnet "just the facts, Ma'am" sort of way. This at times makes the text seem overly academic, but this is to say that the text is solidly referenced and delineated with introductions, synopses, and reviews that enable reading rather than hindering it.To speak of the content of the book in a short review would no doubt do it an injustice, but the subtitle of the book gives such general categories that one can't easily see where this book might be relevant. A little like "Dallas""New Or
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