The Meaning of Matthew: My Son's Murd..., Shepard, Judy

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Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including ...
ISBN
1594630577
EAN
9781594630576
Date of Publication
20090903
Publication Name
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Type
Hardback
Release Title
The Meaning of Matthew: My Son's Murder in Laramie, and a Worl...
Artist
Shepard, Judy
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1594630577
ISBN-13
9781594630576
eBay Product ID (ePID)
71212637

Product Key Features

Book Title
Meaning of Matthew : My Son's Murder in Laramie, and a World Transformed
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2009
Topic
Murder / General, Lgbt Studies / General, Death, Grief, Bereavement, Sociology / General, Personal Memoirs, Parenting / Motherhood, General, Higher, United States / General, Criminology
Genre
Family & Relationships, True Crime, Social Science, Education, Biography & Autobiography, History
Author
Judy Shepard
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
18.6 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2009-013512
Dewey Edition
22
TitleLeading
The
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Grade To
UP
Dewey Decimal
364.152/3092
Synopsis
The mother of Matthew Shepard shares her story about her son's death and the choice she made to become an international gay rights activist Today, the name Matthew Shepard is synonymous with gay rights, but before his grisly murder in 1998, Matthew was simply Judy Shepard's son. For the first time in book form, Judy Shepard speaks about her loss, sharing memories of Matthew, their life as a typical American family, and the pivotal event in the small college town that changed everything. The Meaning of Matthew follows the Shepard family in the days immediately after the crime, when Judy and her husband traveled to see their incapacitated son, kept alive by life support machines; how the Shepards learned of the incredible response from strangers all across America who held candlelit vigils and memorial services for their child; and finally, how they struggled to navigate the legal system as Matthew's murderers were on trial. Heart-wrenchingly honest, Judy Shepard confides with readers about how she handled the crippling loss of her child, why she became a gay rights activist, and the challenges and rewards of raising a gay child in America today. The Meaning of Matthew not only captures the historical significance and complicated civil rights issues surrounding one young man's life and death, but it also chronicles one ordinary woman's struggle to cope with the unthinkable.
LC Classification Number
HV6250.4.H66S54 2009

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