Harbingers, Timothy J. Heaphy
Harbingers, Timothy J. Heaphy
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Harbingers
What January 6 and Charlottesville Reveal About Rising Threats to American Democracy

Author: Timothy J. Heaphy

Narrator: Matt Godfrey

Unabridged: 8 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/31/2024

Synopsis

A crucial, clear-eyed assessment of what connects the two most influential moments of political violence in recent American history, and where we go from here This dramatic, revealing book offers an insider account of the planning and aftermath of the racist riot in Charlottesville on August 12, 2017, and the insurrection at the US. Capitol on January 6, 2021. As the lead investigator into both tragic days, Tim Heaphy has an absolutely unique perspective. Readers will travel alongside Heaphy as he organized his team and structured the massive investigations they were about to take, as he interacts with politicians and members of law enforcement, interviews planners, perpetrators, and bystanders, gathers and sorts evidence, and compels and records testimony in order to create a record for today’s voters as well as future generations. In his page-turning book, he shares what he saw and came to understand about what those events say about the state of American democracy. He examines how and why they took place with the hope that understanding the contexts of these events will be a crucial and helpful step toward avoiding similar episodes of political violence in the years ahead. An unparalleled firsthand account from the foremost expert on American political violence, crucial for readers of Liz Cheney’s Oath and Honor, and How Democracies Die

About Timothy J. Heaphy

Timothy J. Heaphy was Chief Investigative Counsel of the House of Representatives Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. He also oversaw the independent investigation into the August 12, 2017 riot in Charlottesville, Virginia. He is currently partner at Willkie, Farr & Gallagher LLP and previously served as the Obama-appointed US Attorney for the Western District of Virginia. He lives in Charlottesville, Virginia with his family.

About Matt Godfrey

Matt Godfrey was raised in the Deep South on O’Connor, Welty, and Lee, and spent most of his teenage years in Yoknapatawpha County. But the books took him places, from Los Angeles to Tokyo, Bradbury to Murakami. After nine years as a working film and TV actor, he found his true passion in audiobooks. He is a winner of the Audiofile Earphones Award and a multiple-time nominee for the Society of Voice Arts & Sciences Awards and the Independent Audiobook Awards.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nay on March 31, 2025

I was mostly interested in the investigative information, so my interest waned a bit at the “where do we go from here” parts towards the end. Still an excellent read for anyone interested in either or both of these events. I appreciate what the author’s investigations revealed to him about the state......more

Goodreads review by Jules on December 16, 2024

If I'm going to be so honest, a lot of this went in one ear and out the other (listened to the audiobook). The author made a lot of great points, and the section on social media use and its increasingly dramatic effect on people's political opinions was engaging and a standout, but overall, the mate......more

Goodreads review by Trudie on January 17, 2025

As one of the principal investigators of both the UTR even on August 12, 2017 and the “Save the Steal” coup attempt on January 6, 2021, Timothy Heaphy is the epitome of a highly qualified but also impartial witness. A long-time resident of Charlottesville, a city that he and his family chose for its......more

Goodreads review by Suzanne thebookblondie on February 18, 2025

Awesome nonfiction and super quotable. “Silence in the face of hate has historically given it passive credibility.” “According to a Pew Research Center report published in 2023, ‘Today, half of US adults get news, at least sometimes, from social media. That includes Facebook, Twitter, and other socia......more

Goodreads review by Shari on November 22, 2024

Timothy Heaphy was the lead investigator on the teams looking into the Charlottesville Unite the Right 'rally' as well as the Capitol riots on January 6, 2021. In this important book, he isn't attempting to rehash what's already in the existing reports about these events, but explaining what lessons......more

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