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Author:

Roberts, Lawrence (Journalist), author.

Title:

Mayday 1971 : a White House at war, a revolt in the streets, and the untold history of America's biggest mass arrest / Lawrence Roberts.

Publisher:

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

xxx, 416 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Subject:

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements--United States.
Demonstrations--Washington (D.C.)--History--20th century.
Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)--History--20th century.
Government, Resistance to--United States--History--20th century.
Washington (D.C.)--History--20th century.
Civil disobedience--United States--History--20th century.
Militarism--United States--History--20th century.
United States--Politics and government--1969-1974.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 346-397) and index.

Contents:

Prologue: Nixon's insurrection city -- March 1971 -- This is real -- We need time -- The hot buttons -- A mighty waters -- The pivot point -- This is 36 -- April 1971 -- The courage part -- Move on over -- Fringe group -- The last man -- The Saturday march -- What's the harm? -- Public defenders -- Barricades -- May 1971 -- War council -- Revoked -- Mayday -- The interest of justice -- A heavy cloud -- The holdouts -- Aftermath -- Epilogue.

Summary:

"A cinematic history of the largest act of civil disobedience in US history, in Richard Nixon's Washington"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1328766721
9781328766724

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1105148378

LCCN:

2019033950

Locations:

DFPC353 -- Ackley Public Library (Ackley)

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

BZPC851 -- Slater Public Library (Slater)

WSPF215 -- Spencer Public Library (Spencer)