1969: The Year Everything Changed by Kirkpatrick, Rob

1969: The Year Everything Changed

Woodstock, the moon landing, Charles Manson, Richard Nixon, the Vietnam War, and more. A must-read for baby...
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Author: Rob Kirkpatrick
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1969: The Year Everything Changed by Kirkpatrick, Rob

1969: The Year Everything Changed

$297.89

1969: The Year Everything Changed

$297.89
Author: Rob Kirkpatrick
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Woodstock, 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.

Author: Rob Kirkpatrick
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Published: 01/15/2009
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.29lbs
Size: 8.94h x 6.38w x 1.07d
ISBN: 9781602393660


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 01/01/2009 pg. 38
Library Journal 02/01/2009 pg. 80
Reference and Research Bk News 05/01/2009 pg. 63
Choice 02/01/2010

About the Author
Rob Kirkpatrick is a literary agent, editor, and author. He is the author of Magic in the Night: The Words and Music of Bruce Springsteen and Cecil Travis of the Washington Senators, and the editor of The Quotable Sixties. His creative writing has been published by Aethlon and Slow Trains. He has published the books of many well-known authors.


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