{"product_id":"summer-of-71-five-months-that-changed-america","title":"Summer Of 71: Five Months That Changed America","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom AwardWinning Journalist And Author John A. Jenkins Comes A Revolutionary Exploration Of The Summer Before WatergateA Parallel World Of A HalfCentury Ago When America Faced Events And Crises Strikingly Similar To Those Of TodayTold Through The Lives And Words Of Those Who Lived It.Inflation Rages. Crime Is Rising. Abortion Rights Take Center Stage At The Supreme Court. China Poses An Existential Threat. Black Lives Are Under Attack. The President Battles The Press As He Seeks To Subvert Not Just The Political Order But The Rule Of Law Itself. This Is The Summer Of 71A Pivotal, Operatic Season Of Hope And Despair, Missed Opportunities And EraChanging Decisions.More Than A HalfCentury Later, ItS Difficult To Overstate The Importance Of Events That Defined The American Experience During That Fateful FiveMonth Period Spanning May To September 1971. On May Day, President Nixon Orchestrates A Massive PoliceMilitary Response To Disrupt The Biggest AntiWar Demonstration In History. Two Days Later, The Supreme Court Announces That It Will Take Up Roe V. Wade. In The Weeks And Months That Follow, Friction Escalates Between The Police And The Black Panthers, Congress Debates Universal Healthcare, Attica Prisoners Riot, And The New York Times Publishes The Pentagon PapersA Turning Point That Ultimately Dooms NixonS Presidency And His Legacy.Summer Of 71 Brings It All To The Page Through FirstPerson Accounts That Are Only Now Becoming Available: The Papers, Diaries, And Oral Histories Of Key Players. AwardWinning Journalist And Author John A. Jenkins Witnessed Many Of The Events Himself, And Draws On A Multitude Of Sources, Including NixonS White House Tapes, To Tell The Story Of That Time As No One Else Could. Here Is Both A Fascinating, Brilliantly Researched Read In Its Own Right, And A Critical Lens Through Which To View TodayS Political Discord.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Citadel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47958044606709,"sku":"DADAX0806544465","price":42.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/5804\/8501\/files\/81YY7K3UXeL.jpg?v=1775563342","url":"https:\/\/ergodebooks.com\/products\/summer-of-71-five-months-that-changed-america","provider":"Ergodebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}