{"product_id":"one-week-in-america-the-1968-notre-dame-literary-festival-and-a-changing-nation-hardcover","title":"One Week in America: The 1968 Notre Dame Literary Festival and a Changing Nation - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatrick Parr\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Masterfully researched and beautifully written, \u003ci\u003eOne Week in America\u003c\/i\u003e is . . . an important piece of history full of larger-than-life characters and unlikely heroes.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--Jonathan Eig, author of \u003ci\u003eAli: A Life \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe major players in this story are names that just about every American has heard of: Ralph Ellison, Martin Luther King Jr., Norman Mailer, Lyndon B. Johnson, Joseph Heller, Kurt Vonnegut, William F. Buckley Jr. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For one chaotic week in 1968, college students, talented authors, and presidential candidates grappled with major events. The result was one of the most historic literary festivals of the twentieth century \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne Week in America\u003c\/i\u003e is a day-by-day narrative of the 1968 Notre Dame Sophomore Literary Festival and the national events that grabbed the spotlight that April week. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn one particular week, sixties politics and literature came together on campus.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatrick Parr\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Seminarian\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eMartin Luther King Jr. Comes of Age\u003c\/i\u003e, and a history columnist for \u003ci\u003eJapan Today\u003c\/i\u003e. Other work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePolitico\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmerican History Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe.\u003c\/i\u003e In 2014 he was awarded an Artist Trust Fellowship for his literary career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.1 x 6.1 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 02, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755339677984,"sku":"9781641601788","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/594704c9b5f75898cb3b407978a3aa87.webp?v=1780056147","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/one-week-in-america-the-1968-notre-dame-literary-festival-and-a-changing-nation-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}