{"product_id":"dorothy-day-dissenting-voice-of-the-american-century-hardcover","title":"Dorothy Day: Dissenting Voice of the American Century - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Loughery\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBlythe Randolph\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Magisterial and glorious\" (\u003ci\u003ePittsburgh Post-Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e), \u003cb\u003e the first full authoritative biography of Dorothy Day--American icon, radical pacifist, Catholic convert, and advocate for the homeless--is \"a vivid account of her political and religious development\" (Karen Armstrong, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter growing up in a conservative middle-class Republican household and working several years as a left-wing journalist, Dorothy Day converted to Catholicism and became an anomaly in American life for the next fifty years. As an orthodox Catholic, political radical, and a rebel who courted controversy, she attracted three generations of admirers. A believer in civil disobedience, Day went to jail several times protesting the nuclear arms race. She was critical of capitalism and US foreign policy, and as skeptical of modern liberalism as political conservatism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer protests began in 1917, leading to her arrest during the suffrage demonstration outside President Wilson's White House. In 1940 she spoke in Congress against the draft and urged young men not to register. She told audiences in 1962 that the US was as much to blame for the Cuban missile crisis as Cuba and the USSR. She refused to hear any criticism of the pope, though she sparred with American bishops and priests who lived in well-appointed rectories while tolerating racial segregation in their parishes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDorothy Day\u003c\/i\u003e is the exceptional biography of a dedicated modern-day pacifist, an outspoken advocate for the poor, and a lifelong anarchist. This definitive and insightful account is \"a monumental exploration of the life, legacy, and spirituality of the Catholic activist\" (\u003ci\u003eSpirituality \u0026amp; Practice\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Loughery is the author of four previous books: \u003ci\u003eAlias S. S. Van Dine\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eJohn Sloan: Painter and Rebel\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Other Side of Silence: Men's Lives and Gay Identities, a Twentieth Century History\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eDagger John: Archbishop John Hughes and the Making of Irish America\u003c\/i\u003e, two of which were \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Books. His biography of John Sloan was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Biography. He lives in New York. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBlythe Randolph is a native of Richmond, Virginia, and a graduate of Hollins College and the University of Virginia. She is the author of previous biographies of Amelia Earhart and of Charles Lindbergh. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia with her husband and three rescue dogs.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 9.1 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 03, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769777783072,"sku":"9781982103491","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e27949f2a6426c2f8bfbb65448ad2c1f.webp?v=1780356272","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/dorothy-day-dissenting-voice-of-the-american-century-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}