The Indian / TOPLINK PUBLISHING, LLC (ePub)
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This book takes place during the period 1969 to 1972. This was the period where America reached its peak of power, wealth and influence. It is emblematic of this time that all the manned moon landings humankind has made as of the publication of this book took place then. They were all American missions.
The Vietnam War damaged the country, and the internal strife over the war wounded it further. Events set in motion during this time ultimately resulted in the first and only resignation of a sitting president of the United States. That resignation was triggered by secret leaks to the press carried out by the Assistant Director of the FBI. The country was at war with itself, inside and outside of the government.
The 1960's were a time of spiritual and cultural awakening, experimentation, and the resultant strife. The 1960's ended with that idealism slamming against the cold realism of a world with very different priorities and little time or patience for dreamers.
California in general, and Berkeley in particular was an excellent vantage point to watch the unfolding of events of this time. Two presidents of the United States serving before the turn of the Twentieth century would hail from California, and a third would spend a summer in Berkeley during the period of time of this book. More chemical elements were discovered at the University of California at Berkeley than any other institution in the world. The country looked to the University for knowledge and guidance in some things and detested it for others . Berkeley was also a national center of unrest and protest.
As in all periods of upheaval, individuals do no better than bobbing corks in the tidal wave. Our tour guides on this journey are some of these bobbing corks.
Jeff lived through and participated in events of the period portrayed in this book, but as is usual of those who did cannot remember much of it. However, the intentions, yearnings, and idealism of the period are crystal clear and as out of step with the larger social mores now as they were then. Details of the historical events have been chronicled by many in exquisite detail and are utilized extensively in this work. The extraordinary period depicted in this work spanning 1969 through 1972 is a greatly under appreciated and momentous point in American history and the place of America in the world. From the peak of affluence and power, many were able to pursue spiritual and political ideals, only to slam against the larger reality of a culture which fractured and came dangerously close to self destruction.
- Autor: Jeffrey Bernhardt
- 2017, 1. Auflage, 400 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: Toplink Publishing, LLC
- ISBN-10: 1947938681
- ISBN-13: 9781947938687
- Erscheinungsdatum: 12.10.2017
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