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PublisherSkyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated

ISBN-101602393664

ISBN-139781602393660

eBay Product ID (ePID)70010350

Product Key Features

Book Title1969 : the Year Everything Changed

Number of Pages320 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2009

TopicUnited States / 20th Century, Sociology / General, Modern / 20th Century, Social History, Customs & Traditions

GenreSocial Science, History

AuthorRob Kirkpatrick

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height6.4 in

Item Weight19.5 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2008-043073

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"The subtitle of his new book, 1969: The Year Everything Changed, may sound hyperbolic, but Kirkpatrick makes a good case that it was a year of 'landmark achievements, cataclysmic episodes and generation-defining events.'" , Lamenting all the attention 1968 has gotten with assassinations and riots, Kirkpatrick argues that the following year was more than a little significant, too. Beginning with a "selected timeline," Kirkpatrick goes on to chronicle a dizzying array of major events: Richard Nixon's election in November 1968 as president; the covert bombing of Cambodia; Apollo 11 landing on the moon; student antiwar protests from Harvard to Berkeley; disclosure of the My Lai massacre; the sexual revolution manifested on stage, in literature and movies, and at outdoor festivals; startling innovations in the music world; the "days of rage" protest kicked off during the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago; the first message sent via the ARPANET, precursor of the Internet. Kirkpatrick asserts that 1969 was the birth of modern America and sets out to relate how this incredible year reflected deep underlying changes in American culture. The book is divided into four parts that roughly outline the year, including "sexual revolutions of springtime" and "the apocalyptic standoffs at year's end." A riveting look at a pivotal year.

Dewey Decimal973.92

SynopsisWoodstock, 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., With a new introduction, and published on the 50th Anniversary of the year that defined a generation, this is the seminal and classic book on the subject., For the fortieth anniversary of 1969, Rob Kirkpatrick takes a look back at a year when America witnessed many of the biggest landmark achievements, cataclysmic episodes, and generation-defining events in recent history. 1969 was the year that saw Apollo 11 land on the moon, the Cinderella stories of Joe Namath's Jets and the "Miracle Mets," the Harvard student strike and armed standoff at Cornell, the People's Park riots, the first artificial heart transplant and first computer network connection, the Manson family murders and cryptic Zodiac Killer letters, the Woodstock music festival, Easy Rider , Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five , the Battle of Hamburger Hill, the birth of punk music, the invasion of Led Zeppelin, the occupation of Alcatraz, death at Altamont Speedway, and much more. It was a year that pushed boundaries on stage ( Oh Calcutta ), screen ( Midnight Cowboy ), and the printed page ( Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Sex ), witnessed the genesis of the gay rights movement at Stonewall, and started the era of the "no fault" divorce. Richard Nixon became president, the New Left squared off against the Silent Majority, William Ayers co-founded the Weatherman Organization, and the nationwide Moratorium provided a unifying force in the peace movement. Compelling, timely, and quite simply a blast to read, 1969 chronicles the year through all its ups and downs, in culture and society, sports, music, film, politics, and technology. This is a book for those who survived 1969, or for those who simply want to feel as alive as those who lived through this time of amazing upheaval., In 1969, man landed on the moon; the Miracle Mets captivated sports fans;students took over college campuses and demonstrators battled police; Americawitnessed the Woodstock music festival; Hollywood produced Easy Rider; KurtVonnegut published Slaughterhouse-Five; punk music was born; and there wasmurder at Altamont Speedway. Compelling, timely, and a blast to read, 1969chronicles the year in culture and society, sports, music, film, politics, and technology.This rich, comprehensive history is perfect for those who survived 1969or for those who simply want to feel as though they did.

LC Classification NumberE846.K54 2009