1968 : today's authors explore a year of rebellion, revolution, and change

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"Nineteen sixty-eight was a pivotal year that grew more intense with each day. As thousands of Vietnamese and Americans were killed in war, students across four continents took over colleges and city streets. Assassins murdered Dr. King and Robert F. Kennedy. Demonstrators turned out in Prague and Chicago, and in Mexico City, young people and Olympic athletes protested. In those intense months, generations battled and the world wobbled on the edg...

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ISBN:

9780763689933
0763689939

Edition:

First edition

Description:

ix, 198 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Nineteen sixty-eight : today's authors explore a year of rebellion, revolution, and change

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references 193 and index

Contents:

January-March. Nightly news, winter / by Elizabeth Partridge ; Biker's ed / by Paul Fleischman ; The Red Guard / by Lenore Look ; The student view from Paris / by Kate MacMillan
April-June. Nightly news, spring / by Elizabeth Partridge ; The death of the dream / by Kekla Magoon ; The wrong side of history / by Laban Carrick Hill ; Gym crow / by Jennifer Anthony ; Robert F. Kennedy / by Mark Kurlansky
July-September. Nightly news, summer / by Elizabeth Partridge ; People, get ready / by Susan Campbell Bartoletti ; Prague spring / by Mark Kurlansky ; Running with sharp schticks / by David Lubar
October-December. Nightly news, fall / by Elizabeth Partridge ; Student sacrifices / by Omar Figueras ; Running into history / by Jim Murphy ; The code wars / by Loree Griffin Burns ; Douglas Engelbart / by Marc Aronson

Control Number:

2664145

Other Authors:

Aronson, Marc, editor
Bartoletti, Susan Campbell, editor

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