Witness to the Revolution by Clara Bingham

While Bingham’s is one of many retrospective looks at that period, it is one of the most immediate and personal.” “ captures the essence of these 14 months through the words of movement organizers, vets, students, draft resisters, journalists, musicians, government agents, writers, and others… This oral history will enable readers to see that era in a new light and with fresh sympathy for the motivations of those involved.

“The familiar voices and the unfamiliar ones are woven together with documents to make this a surprisingly powerful and moving book.” “ Enthralling and brilliant chronology of the period between August 1969 and September 1970.” “A gripping oral history of the centrifugal social forces tearing America apart at the end of the ‘60s… This is rousing reportage from the front lines of US history.” Bryan Burrough, The Wall Street Journal Witness to the Revolution offers an impressive list of actual witnesses to these events and more, including some sharp contextual asides explaining the rise of the antiwar movement and the fallout from its messy end…Especially for younger generations who didn’t live through it, Witness to the Revolution is a valuable and entertaining primer on a moment in American history the likes of which we may never see again.” The bombing of the Army Math Research Center in Madison, Wis.

The first efforts to publish the ‘Pentagon Papers.’ Altamont. “ Excellent oral history of the tumultuous events of 19… does a fine job conjuring the sense of a looming apocalypse… It’s surprising to be reminded how many of the decade’s signature events occurred in a single year. “ Bingham’s big take is brave, brash and bold.” Witness to the Revolution is a New York Times Editors’ Choice!

Witness to the Revolution by Clara Bingham