{"product_id":"the-temple-bombing-paperback","title":"The Temple Bombing - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMelissa Fay Greene\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 3:37 in the morning of Sunday, October 12, 1958, a bundle of dynamite blew out the side wall of the Temple, Atlanta's oldest and richest synagogue. The devastation to the building was vast-but even greater were the changes those 50 sticks of dynamite made to Atlanta, the South, and ultimately, all of the United States (\u003ci\u003eDetroit Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e). Finalist for the National Book Award, \u003ci\u003eThe Temple Bombing\u003c\/i\u003e is the brilliant and moving examination of one town that came together in the face of hatred, a book that rescues a slice of the civil rights era whose lessons still resonate nearly fifty years after that fateful fall day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE SHOCKING TRUE STORY OF A BRUTAL ACT OF HATE \u003cbr\u003e\"At 3:37 in the morning of Sunday, Oct. 12, 1958, a bundle of dynamite blew out the side wall of the Temple, Atlanta's oldest and richest synagogue. The devastation to the building was vast--but even greater were the changes those 50 sticks of dynamite made to Atlanta, the South and, ultimately, all of the United States. . . . The synagogue's rabbi, Jacob Rothschild, had been preaching civil rights to his congregation for years. If the bombers thought the dynamite could silence Rothschild, they were sadly misinformed. . . .\" \u003cbr\u003e\"GREENE SKILLFULLY WEAVES THE TEMPLE BOMBING INTO THE HISTORY OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. . . . A profound social context for her compelling portrait of its hero, Rabbi Rothschild.\"\u003cbr\u003e--The Philadelphia Inquirer \u003cbr\u003e\"THIS BOOK IS ILLUMINATING AS IT IS SHOCKING. . . . The emotional power of the narrative is heightened by the author's gifts as a storyteller. . . . She has talent for bringing scenes vividly alive.\"\u003cbr\u003e--The New York Times Book Review \u003cbr\u003e\"READS LIKE A GRIPPING, BESTSELLING NOVEL . . . How and why this horrific bombing transpired is the book's main subject. Unraveling who would do such a thing becomes a psychological thriller in Greene's hands. . . . The Temple Bombing culminates in the suspenseful trials following the crime.\"\u003cbr\u003e--San Francisco Chronicle \u003cbr\u003e\"RICH WITH ARTFULLY DRAWN CHARACTERS . . . We can be grateful to Greene for re-creating the story of an unheralded hero of the civil rights movement.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Atlanta Journal \u0026amp; Constitution\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMelissa Fay Greene\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning author and journalist whose writing has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eLast Man Out: The Story of the Springhill Mine Disaster\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThere Is No Me Without You\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury Press). She lives in Atlanta, Georgia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 514\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.3 x 5.5 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 August 29, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762659033376,"sku":"9780306815188","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/de2e3ed82990eca2d9222fda8d1e9c1f.webp?v=1780223063","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-temple-bombing-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}