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Author:

Cohan, Willam D., 1960-

Title:

The price of silence : the Duke lacrosse scandal, the power of the elite, and the corruption of our great universities / William D. Cohan.

Edition:

First Scribner hardcover edition.

Publisher:

Scribner,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

xiii, 653 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

Rape--Durham.--Durham.
Malicious accusation--Durham.--Durham.
Rape--Investigation--Durham.--Durham.
Trials (Rape)--Durham.--Durham.
Lacrosse players--Durham.--Durham.
Prosecution--Corrupt practices--Durham.--Durham.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 621) and index.

Contents:

"We've got dancers coming" -- Frat life -- An alleged rape -- Conflagration -- The new Duke -- Forty-six DNA swabs -- A sudden resignation -- A dark day for Duke -- Unanswered questions -- "Witch hunts go in stages" -- Nifong loses control of the narrative -- Election day -- New revelations -- The hunter becomes the hunted -- "She believed many of the stories she was telling" -- Insufficient credible evidence -- "The only person incarcerated" -- Bad karma -- Epilogue : national championship -- The denouement -- Acknowledgments -- Note on sources -- Index --.

Summary:

An authoritative account of the Duke lacrosse team rape case illuminates the ever-widening gap between America's rich and poor, and demonstrates how far the powerful will go to protect themselves.

ISBN:

1451681798 (hbk.)
9781451681796 (hbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)852226555

LCCN:

2013043923

Locations:

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Ankeny)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

CEAX572 -- Kirkwood Community College Library (Cedar Rapids)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

URAX314 -- Clarke University - Nicholas J. Schrup Library (Dubuque)

HYAX325 -- Iowa Lakes Community College Library - Estherville (Estherville)

ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)

KJPF566 -- Fort Madison Public Library (Fort Madison)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

TGPD826 -- LeClaire Community Library (Le Claire)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

AXPF626 -- Oskaloosa Public Library (Oskaloosa)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

WHPE115 -- Storm Lake Public Library (Storm Lake)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)