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From bestselling author Jon Krakauer, a stark, powerful, meticulously reported narrative about a series of sexual assaults at the University of Montana — stories that illuminate the human drama behind the national plague of campus rape“Krakauer doesn’t just tell the story of these crimes. As he has done so brilliantly in his other books he sets the story firmly in the context of social history. He gathers relevant research and debunks scores of misconceptions about rape.” — William McKeen, The Boston Globe Missoula, Montana, is a typical college town, home to a highly regarded state university whose beloved football team inspires a passionately loyal fan base. Between January 2008 and May 2012, hundreds of students reported sexual assaults to the local police. Few of the cases were properly handled by either the university or local authorities. In this, Missoula is also typical. In these pages, acclaimed journalist Jon Krakauer investigates a spate of campus rapes that occurred in Missoula over a four-year period. Taking the town as a case study for a crime that is sadly prevalent throughout the nation, Krakauer documents the experiences of five victims. "Underneath the surface o
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- Author
- Krakauer, Jon
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Published
- 2015
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780385538732
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Education, Science, Social Science
- Rating
- 4.06 / 5 (25,190 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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