For me, this was
reading a compact, non-narrative history. The timelines reminded me of
events I have read about and, since the 1930s, lived through. They filled
me in (in spite of their brevity) on interesting facts and corrected some of my
misconceptions. They and the commentaries evoke the temper of the times
and give this reader a feel for the periods – as you say of the commentaries,
they “give the reader a feeling-based sense of
the era.”
The commentaries are
great. I’m very glad you often quoted people on both sides of issues,
rather making the commentaries all your own summaries of what they said – Molly
Ivins, Angela Davis, Patrick Buchanan, Pat Robertson, etc. While you have
obviously done a great deal of work on this project, even more commentaries
would be welcome.Malcolm Bell, author
THE ATTICA TURKEY SHOOT: Carnage, Cover-up and the Pursuit of Justice
https://www.amazon.com/Attica-Turkey-Shoot-Carnage-Cover-Up/dp/1510716149
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