Title |
1968 the year that rocked the world
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Names |
Kurlansky, Mark.
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Book Number |
DB062834
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Title Status |
Active
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Medium |
Digital Book
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Download Link |
Downloadable talking book.
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Annotation |
The author highlights the pivotal year of 1968, during which seminal events--including the Tet Offensive in Vietnam and the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy--occurred. Describes the civil rights movement and student protests. Examines the impact of same-day television broadcasting on public opinion. Strong language. 2004.
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Narrator |
Wallace, Bill.
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Local Subject |
History, United States - HUS
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History - HST
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Adult Book - AD
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Adult Non-Fiction - AN
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History - Modern World - HWO
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Audience Notes |
Male narrator.
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Contains strong language.
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LC Subject |
History, Modern - 1945-1989
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Insurgency - History - 20th century
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Nineteen sixty-eight, A.D
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Political violence - History - 20th century
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Radicalism - History - 20th century
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Call Number |
909.826 ANF
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Language |
English
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Released |
2004
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Publication Info |
Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 2004 (Talking Book Publishers, recording studio).
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Original Publication |
Recorded from: 1st ed. New York : Ballantine, 2004. 0345455819
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