Description: American Time Bomb: Attica, Sam Melville, and a Son's Search for Answers Author: Joshua Melville Title: American Time Bomb: Attica, Sam Melville, and a Son's Search for Answers Publication: Chicago Review Press, 2021 Description: Hardcover. New hardcover in like DJ. Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. Includes bibliography and B&W photographs. 320 pp.Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. New / New. "American Time Bomb is a vital read for this moment. " --Heather Ann Thompson, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy Few stories are more central to understanding our history of racially biased incarceration and violent social activism than the life of Sam Melville. Melville was both reviled and admired as one of the most feared radicals in post-World War II history. His importance in the 1960s is widely recognized by historians and scholars as epitomizing the controversies, the promise, and the problems of the New Left. This memoir by Melville's son opens a window into the personal life of a legend, revealing the universal and all-too-human foibles motivating those driven to make change through violence. In the current political climate, at the fiftieth anniversary of the Attica Uprising, this nation grows increasingly interested in the racially biased incarceration and violent social activism that has shaped our nation. There are few stories more central to both subjects than the life of Sam Melville, who was often called "the Mad Bomber." American Time Bomb is a son's personal portrait based on years of investigation of Melville's story and the history he helped to create. Joshua Melville's personal connection to the story gives a gut-wrenching multigenerational tale of childhood abandonment but also adds a compelling historical study of politics, history, and issues of social justice.. Seller ID: 100097 Subject: Memoirs and Biographies , US History The Anthropologists Closet offers a wide variety of non-fiction academic books that are hard to find. We have been in business since 2014. Terms All orders ship within two business days. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
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Book Title: American Time Bomb: Attica, Sam Melville, and a Son's Search for
Author: Joshua Melville
Language: English
ISBN: 9781641605458
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Publication Year: 2021
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