1968: Today's Authors Explore a Year of Rebellion, Revolution, and Change (Hardcover)

from RACrowell

It is often said that every historical event or era has as many versions as the number of people who were there. The year 1968 is certainly no exception - what I experienced as a college student was quite different from what my husband went through (and knew about) as a Marine in Viet Nam. We bot...

from eduscapes

1968: TODAY'S AUTHORS EXPLORE A YEAR OF REBELLION, REVOLUTION, & CHANGE edited by Marc Aronson and Susan Campbell Bartoletti explores different perspectives on this turbulent and pivotal year. From Mark Kurlansky to Jim Murphy and Loree Griffin Burns, the book is filled with engaging short works ...

from SeriousGrace

The buzz words for the subtitle 1968 are rebellion, revolution and change. It would benefit from one more, death: the Vietnam War, riots in Mexico City and Chicago, the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy. Society crashed through 1968 with a fist raised (Olympics) and ...

from sweeks1980

"1968: Today's Authors Explore a Year of Rebellion, Revolution, & Change," edited by noted young adult nonfiction writers Marc Aronson and Susan Campbell Bartoletti, is an eye-opening and intriguing look at the different events that took place during that tumultuous year. While I've often thought...

from PallanDavid

1968 is a year that shines in the youth of today as a magical year. For some it was. For some it was another year. We lost two important statesmen to assassination that year - Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King. That was sad. There was international social upheaval. True. But as someone who li...