Freedom Summer: The Savage Season of 1964 That Made Mississippi Burn and Made Am

Description: Freedom Summer by Bruce Watson In his critically acclaimed history, award-winning author Watson presents powerful testimony about a crucial episode in the American civil rights movement when more than 700 American college students descended upon segregated, reactionary Mississippi to register black voters and educate black children. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A riveting account of one of the most remarkable episodes in American history.In his critically acclaimed history Freedom Summer, award- winning author Bruce Watson presents powerful testimony about a crucial episode in the American civil rights movement. During the sweltering summer of 1964, more than seven hundred American college students descended upon segregated, reactionary Mississippi to register black voters and educate black children. On the night of their arrival, the worst fears of a race-torn nation were realized when three young men disappeared, thought to have been murdered by the Ku Klux Klan. Taking readers into the heart of these remarkable months, Freedom Summer shines new light on a critical moment of nascent change in America."Recreates the texture of that terrible yet rewarding summer with impressive verisimilitude." -Washington Post Author Biography Bruce Watson is an award-winning journalist whose articles have been published in Smithsonian, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, San Francisco Examiner, Yankee Magazine, and The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2003. Review "Recreates the texture of that terrible yet rewarding summer with impressive verisimilitude." -Washington Post "Remarkable...a well-researched, vivid retelling of the 1964 civil rights crusade to put Mississippis 200,000 disenfranchised blacks on the voting rolls...[an] important book." -San Francisco Chronicle "Elegantly written...A fascinating look at ordinary people at their best and worst...Riveting." -Richmond Times-Dispatch "An amazing account of one pivotal summer in the history of civil rights...with a thrillers pacing, the book forcefully describes the depravity and treachery behind the bombings, beatings and intimidation...and shows the physical and emotional costs of such a fight." -The Minneapolis Star-Tribune "Engrossing" -The Economist Review Quote "Recreates the texture of that terrible yet rewarding summer with impressive verisimilitude." - Washington Post "Remarkable...a well-researched, vivid retelling of the 1964 civil rights crusade to put Mississippis 200,000 disenfranchised blacks on the voting rolls...[an] important book." - San Francisco Chronicle "Elegantly written...A fascinating look at ordinary people at their best and worst...Riveting." - Richmond Times-Dispatch "An amazing account of one pivotal summer in the history of civil rights...with a thrillers pacing, the book forcefully describes the depravity and treachery behind the bombings, beatings and intimidation...and shows the physical and emotional costs of such a fight." - The Minneapolis Star-Tribune "Engrossing" - The Economist Details ISBN0143119435 Author Bruce Watson Short Title FREEDOM SUMMER Language English ISBN-10 0143119435 ISBN-13 9780143119432 Media Book Format Paperback Illustrations Yes Year 2011 Publication Date 2011-05-31 Imprint Penguin USA Place of Publication New York, NY Country of Publication United States Subtitle The Savage Season of 1964 That Made Mississippi Burn and Made America a Democracy US Release Date 2011-05-31 UK Release Date 2011-05-31 Narrator Jonathan Glover Illustrator Scott Garrett Birth 1939 Death 1988 Affiliation Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Bipolar Clinic and Reseach Program, Massachusetts General Hospital Position Associate Professor of Psychiatry Qualifications Ph.D. Pages 392 Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc DEWEY 323.11960730 Audience General NZ Release Date 2011-05-30 AU Release Date 2011-05-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:139024824;

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