Fugitive Days: Memoirs of an Antiwar Activist
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| Rating | : | 4.54 (969 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0807032778 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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SURPRISING I was expecting a review of the 1960's from a bitter radical's unchanged viewpoint. I was surprised to find this book to be a thought provoking, insightful, and reflective account of the what went right and what went wrong in the portion(s) of the anti-war movement Mr. Ayers was involved in--specifically the Weather underground. This is NOT another rehash of the 60's memoir. If you have been wondering what all the fuss about Bill Ayers has been, read this book. You too might be surprised!. "Fugitive Days" inspires during troubled times I bought "Fugitive Days" for my 16-year-old nephew. Ayers' book is an inspirational account of a young person's struggles to do what's right during troubled times when the government and those in power have created an Orwellian world where the truth can be hard to discern. Given the similarities between the Vietnam War and the Iraq War, this is an important book for all to read today.. Lenox Lalique said The worst I ever read!. I read this book (hand down from a Vietnam vet family member) and found it to be inaccurate and totally self absorbed. My relative warned me of his take on it, he was given a Purple Heart for being shot in the Vietnam War and has it in a boxed set of other. My family were all supportive of the government back then and decisions made. Yes, some of our views changed but NOT by this nonsensical supposedly"history book" There is no true history in this horrible book except what is dreamed up.Highly disappointed in the book. I would give it 0 stars if allowed.
In a new era of antiwar activism and suppression of protest, his story, Fugitive Days, is more poignant and relevant than ever.. In the late 1960s he was a young pacifist who helped to found one of the most radical political organizations in U.S. history, the Weather Underground. Bill Ayers was born into privilege and is today a highly respected educator
This is one man's amazingly honest, authentic, and gripping testament—and a helluva story it makes."—Phillip Lopate, author of Portrait of My Body"A wild and painful ride in the savage years of the late sixties. Ayers's memoir is a breath of fresh air in this self-absorbed age. A very good book about a terrifying time in America."—Hunter S. Bill Ayers's America and his family background, his education, his political awakening, his anger and involvement, his anguished re-emergence from the shadows: all these are rendered in their tr
He lives in Hyde Park, Chicago. Bill Ayers is the author of the acclaimed and controversial memoir Fugitive Days, its follow up Public Enemy, and many books on education, including To Teach, Teaching Toward Freedom, and A Kind and Just Parent. He is the founder of the Small Schools Workshop and was, until his retirement, Distinguished Professor of Education and Senior University Scholar at the U