1969, the Year Everything Changed - Couverture rigide

Kirkpatrick, Rob

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1602393664 ISBN 13 : 9781602393660

Editeur : Skyhorse Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

Woodstock, the moon landing, Charles Manson, Richard Nixon, the Vietnam War, and more. A must-read for baby boomers and the generations that came after!

Here is a rich, comprehensive narrative, chronicling an unparalleled year in American society in all its explosive ups and downs. 1969. The very mention of this year summons indelible memories.

• Woodstock and Altamont.
• Charles Manson and the Zodiac Killer.
• The televised moon landing
• Ted Kennedy's address after Chappaquiddick.
• The Amazin' Mets and Broadway Joe's Jets.
• The Stonewall Riots and the Days of Rage.
• The first punk and metal albums hit the airwaves.
• Swinger culture became chic.
• The Santa Barbara oil slick and Cuyahoga River fire
• The My Lai massacre inspired impassioned debate on the Vietnam War.
• Richard Nixon spoke of "The Silent Majority" while John and Yoko urged us to "Give Peace a Chance."
• And more!

In this rich and comprehensive narrative, Rob Kirkpatrick chronicles an unparalleled year in American society in all its explosive ups and downs.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Rob Kirkpatrick is a literary agent, editor, and author. He is the author of Magic in the Night: The Words and Music of Bruce Springsteen and Cecil Travis of the Washington Senators, and the editor of The Quotable Sixties. His creative writing has been published by Aethlon and Slow Trains. He has published the books of many well-known authors.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Skyhorse Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1602393664
• ISBN 13: 9781602393660
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible