When America Turned: Reckoning with 1968

by David Wyatt

Book Overview

Much has been written about the seismic shifts in American culture and politics during the 1960s. Yet for all the analysis of that turbulent era, its legacy remains unclear. In this elegantly written book, David Wyatt offers a fresh perspective on the decade by focusing on the pivotal year of 1968. He takes as his point of departure the testimony delivered by returning veteran John Kerry before the Senate Armed Services Committee in 1971, as he imagined...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1625340613
• ISBN13: 9781625340610
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 8.9"