Mayday 1971
(Playaway)
Author
Contributors
Published
Solon, Ohio : Findaway World, LLC, [2020].
Format
Playaway
Edition
Playaway.
ISBN
9781662222832, 1662222831
Physical Desc
1 audio media player (15 hours, 45 min.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
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Newport - Audiobooks | AudioDig 959.7043 Rob | On Shelf |
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Published
Solon, Ohio : Findaway World, LLC, [2020].
Edition
Playaway.
Language
English
ISBN
9781662222832, 1662222831
Notes
General Note
Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player.
General Note
One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for listening.
Participants/Performers
Read by Kiff VandenHeuvel.
Description
"They surged into Washington by the tens of thousands in the spring of 1971. Fiery radicals, flower children, and militant vets gathered for the most audacious act in a years-long movement to end Americas war in Vietnam: a blockade of the nations capital. And the White House, headed by an increasingly paranoid Richard Nixon, was determined to stop it. Longtime Washington journalist Lawrence Roberts, drawing on dozens of interviews, unexplored public and private archives, and newfound White House transcripts, recreates these largely forgotten events through the eyes of dueling characters. Woven into the story too are now-familiar names including John Kerry, Jane Fonda, and Daniel Ellsberg, leaker of the Pentagon Papers. It began with a bombing inside the US Capitol -- a still-unsolved case to which Roberts brings substantial new information. To prevent the Mayday Tribes guerrilla-style traffic blockade, the government mustered the army and marines. Riot squads swept through the city, arresting more than 12,000 people. As a young female public defender led a thrilling legal battle to free the detainees, Nixon and his men took their first steps down the road to the Watergate scandal and the implosion of the presidency. Mayday 1971 is the ultimately inspiring story of a season when our democracy faced grave danger, and survived."--,Provided by publisher.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Audiobooks.
Civil disobedience -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Demonstrations -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 20th century.
Government, Resistance to -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Mall, The (Washington, D.C.) -- History -- 20th century.
Militarism -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1969-1974.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- United States.
Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 20th century.
Civil disobedience -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Demonstrations -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 20th century.
Government, Resistance to -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Mall, The (Washington, D.C.) -- History -- 20th century.
Militarism -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1969-1974.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- United States.
Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 20th century.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Roberts, L., & VandenHeuvel, K. (2020). Mayday 1971 (Playaway.). Findaway World, LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Roberts, Lawrence and Kiff, VandenHeuvel. 2020. Mayday 1971. Findaway World, LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Roberts, Lawrence and Kiff, VandenHeuvel. Mayday 1971 Findaway World, LLC, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Roberts, Lawrence,, and Kiff VandenHeuvel. Mayday 1971 Playaway., Findaway World, LLC, 2020.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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