| Year the Dream Died Contributor(s): Witcover, Jules (Author) |
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ISBN: 0446518492 ISBN-13: 9780446518499 Publisher: Grand Central Publishing OUR PRICE: $43.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 1997 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Radicalism |
| Dewey: 973.92 |
| LCCN: 96042017 |
| Physical Information: 1.61" H x 6.32" W x 9.29" (1.81 lbs) 560 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 1960's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A prominent journalist looks at the most pivotal year in modern American history -- and its irrevocable consequences for today's society. The tumultuous events of 1968 burden America to this day. The assassinations of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr., the Tet Offensive in Vietnam, campus riots, and the election of Richard Nixon led to disappointment, division, and self-doubt that bred distrust of the nation's leaders and institutions. For millions of Americans, the dream that we would at last face up with compassion to our most basic problems at home and abroad was shattered in 1968, and the groundwork was laid for the cynical social and political climate that exists today. |