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Title:

1968 : today's authors explore a year of rebellion, revolution, and change / edited by Marc Aronson and Susan Campbell Bartoletti.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Candlewick Press,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

ix, 198 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Nineteen sixty-eight, A.D.
History, Modern--1945-1989.
Social movements--History--20th century.
Culture conflict--History--20th century.
Political violence--History--20th century.
Young adult nonfiction.

Other Authors:

Aronson, Marc, editor.
Bartoletti, Susan Campbell, editor.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

October-December: Douglas Engelbart / by Marc Aronson. Biker's ed / by Paul Fleischman ; The Red Guard / by Leonore 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.

Summary:

"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 edge of some vast change that was exhilarating one day and terrifying the next. To capture that extraordinary year, editors Marc Aronson and Susan Campbell Bartoletti created an anthology that showcases many genres of nonfiction. Some contributors use a broad canvas, others take a close look at a moment, and matched essays examine the same experience from different points of view. As we face our own moments of crisis and division, 1968 reminds us that we've clashed before and found a way forward -- and that looking back can help map a way ahead."-- Publisher's website.

ISBN:

0763689939
9780763689933

LCCN:

bd18247016

Locations:

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

UPAX334 -- Upper Iowa University - Henderson-Wilder Library (Fayette)

HRPE845 -- Sioux Center Public Library (Sioux Center)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)