Kent State
an american tragedy
$30.39
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
16 January 2026
Summary
Kent State: A Nation Divided
Kent State re-creates the divided cultural landscape of America during the Vietnam War and heightened popular anxieties around the country. On college campuses, teach-ins, sit-down strikes and demonstrations exposed the growing rift between the left and the right. Many students opposed the war and were uneasy over poor and working-class kids drafted and sent to Vietnam in their place. Some developed a hatred for everything associated with author…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781324116851 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1324116854 |
| Author: | Brian VanDeMark |
| Publisher: | WW Norton & Co |
| Imprint: | WW Norton & Co |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 16 January 2026 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 140mm |
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Critics Review
“Longlisted — National Book Critics Circle Award, 2024”“A The New Yorker Best Book of 2024””[A] painful, meticulously researched and reported study… An admirably patient and thorough book, in which even the copious footnotes are worth poring over.” – The Los Angeles Times“Vivid, comprehensive… VanDeMark gives voice to both students and Guardsmen.” – 0 - The New Yorker“Couldn’t be more relevant… ‘Kent State: An American Tragedy’ has a strong claim on being the definitive account.” – Clea Simon - The Boston Globe
About The Author
Brian VanDeMark
Brian VanDeMark taught history at the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, for thirty-five years. The author of several books on American history, he also coauthored Robert McNamara’s best-selling Vietnam memoir, In Retrospect. He lives in Maryland.
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