Hours: 9am-6pm Monday through Friday - 9am-2pm Saturday (Marshall and Mars Hill)
10am-6pm Monday through Friday - 10am-2pm Saturday (Hot Springs)
All branches are closed on Sunday.

Record Details

Catalog Search

Search The Catalog


Standoff : race, policing, and a deadly assault that gripped a nation Cover Image Book

Standoff : race, policing, and a deadly assault that gripped a nation / Jamie Thompson.

Stand-off : (other title)
Thompson, Jamie, (author.).

Summary:

"Award-winning journalist Jamie Thompson's gripping account of a deadly night in Dallas [July 7, 2016], told through the eyes of those at the center of the the events, who offer a nuanced look at race and policing in America."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781250204219
  • ISBN: 1250204216
  • Physical Description: xix, 294 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Henry Holt and Company, 2020.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-284) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The negotiator -- The police chief -- The protestor -- Dallas SWAT --The trauma surgeon -- Wonder woman -- Hotspot duty -- The foxtrots -- The protest -- Ambush -- The offensive -- Code 100 -- The firefight -- Baylor Hospital -- Target identification -- White Boy Wayne -- Code yellow -- Words or weapons -- The mayor -- The master breacher -- "Kill 'em all" -- Seeing ghosts -- The wives -- Mind-set -- Preparations -- The Gullah wars -- Calculations -- Tying in -- The thin blue line -- The toll rises -- Backup -- The mother -- Ready, ready, now -- After -- Daybreak -- The press conference -- The memorial -- X -- The long night -- Breathe -- Loss -- Beginnings -- Unease -- The bunker barn -- Call it out -- The prairie.

Search for related items by subject

Subject:
Police > Violence against > Texas > Dallas.
Mass shootings > Texas > Dallas.
Hostage negotiations > Texas > Dallas.
Police-community relations > Texas > Dallas.
Discrimination in law enforcement > United States.
Police.

Available copies

  • 21 of 21 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 21 total copies.
Sort by distance from:
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Madison Main Library 364.152 THO (Text) 30229101186228 Adult Nonfiction Available -

Accessibility Features

Summaries & More

Awards, Reviews, & Suggested Reads

Shelf Browser

MARC Record

LDR 02531pamaa2200409Ii 4500
00112434576
003CARDINAL
00520201124152355.0
008191212t20202020nyuafo e b 001 0deng
020 . ‡a9781250204219 ‡q(hardcover)
020 . ‡a1250204216 ‡q(hardcover)
035 . ‡a(OCoLC)1134458271
040 . ‡aDLC ‡beng ‡erda ‡cDLC ‡dTnLvILS
08200. ‡a364.152/34097642812 ‡223
1001 . ‡aThompson, Jamie, ‡eauthor. ‡0(CARDINAL)801542
24510. ‡aStandoff : ‡brace, policing, and a deadly assault that gripped a nation / ‡cJamie Thompson.
2463 . ‡aStand-off : ‡brace, policing, and a deadly assault that gripped a nation.
250 . ‡aFirst edition
264 1. ‡aNew York, NY : ‡bHenry Holt and Company, ‡c2020.
264 4. ‡c©2020
300 . ‡axix, 294 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : ‡billustrations ; ‡c25 cm
336 . ‡atext ‡btxt ‡2rdacontent
336 . ‡astill image ‡bsti ‡2rdacontent
337 . ‡aunmediated ‡bn ‡2rdamedia
338 . ‡avolume ‡bnc ‡2rdacarrier
504 . ‡aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 271-284) and index.
5050 . ‡aThe negotiator -- The police chief -- The protestor -- Dallas SWAT --The trauma surgeon -- Wonder woman -- Hotspot duty -- The foxtrots -- The protest -- Ambush -- The offensive -- Code 100 -- The firefight -- Baylor Hospital -- Target identification -- White Boy Wayne -- Code yellow -- Words or weapons -- The mayor -- The master breacher -- "Kill 'em all" -- Seeing ghosts -- The wives -- Mind-set -- Preparations -- The Gullah wars -- Calculations -- Tying in -- The thin blue line -- The toll rises -- Backup -- The mother -- Ready, ready, now -- After -- Daybreak -- The press conference -- The memorial -- X -- The long night -- Breathe -- Loss -- Beginnings -- Unease -- The bunker barn -- Call it out -- The prairie.
520 . ‡a"Award-winning journalist Jamie Thompson's gripping account of a deadly night in Dallas [July 7, 2016], told through the eyes of those at the center of the the events, who offer a nuanced look at race and policing in America."-- ‡cProvided by publisher.
650 0. ‡aPolice ‡xViolence against ‡zTexas ‡zDallas.
650 0. ‡aMass shootings ‡zTexas ‡zDallas.
650 0. ‡aHostage negotiations ‡zTexas ‡zDallas.
650 0. ‡aPolice-community relations ‡zTexas ‡zDallas.
650 0. ‡aDiscrimination in law enforcement ‡zUnited States. ‡0(CARDINAL)345220
650 7. ‡aPolice. ‡2homoit ‡0(CARDINAL)249800
902 . ‡aMARCIVE 202012
902 . ‡aMARCIVE 202309
901 . ‡a12434576 ‡bCARDINAL ‡c12434576 ‡tbiblio ‡soclc