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Format:

Book

Author:

Title:

Mayday 1971 : a White House at war, a revolt in the streets, and the untold history of America's biggest mass arrest / Lawrence Roberts.

Publisher, Date:

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020.

Description:

xxx, 416 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Summary:

"A cinematic history of the largest act of civil disobedience in US history, in Richard Nixon's Washington"-- Provided by publisher.

Subjects:

Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- United States.

Demonstrations -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 20th century.

Government, Resistance to -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

Civil disobedience -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

Militarism -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

Mall, The (Washington, D.C.) -- History -- 20th century.

Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 20th century.

United States -- Politics and government -- 1969-1974.

Other Title:

White House at war, a revolt in the streets, and the untold history of America's biggest mass arrest

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Prologue: Nixon's insurrection city -- March 1971 -- This is real -- We need time -- The hot buttons -- A mighty waters -- The pivot point -- This is 36 -- April 1971 -- The courage part -- Move on over -- Fringe group -- The last man -- The Saturday march -- What's the harm -- Public defenders -- Barricades -- May 1971 -- War council -- Revoked -- Mayday -- The interest of justice -- A heavy cloud -- The holdouts -- Aftermath -- Epilogue.

LCCN:

2019033950

ISBN:

9781328766724

1328766721

Other Number:

1105148378

System Availability:

2

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

2

Control Number:

834795

# Local items in:

2

# System items in:

2

Call Number:

959.70431 Roberts