Introduction

",A testament to the effect the politics and moral revolution have had on America.” – MIAMI TIMES (

""An evocative novel of the 1960s that hits just the right tone." - KIRKUS

The 1968 Tet uprising plunges America deeper into the abyss of Vietnam. Martin Luther King is shot, and riots rage in 130 burning American cities. Students protesting the War take over American universities, and street battles in Paris nearly topple the French government. Senator Eugene McCarthy enters the Democratic presidential race against Lyndon Johnson, followed by Bobby Kennedy, who goes on to win the California Democratic primary.

Mick joins the Paris student street battles, then returns to the US to work in Kennedy’s presidential campaign. Daisy leaves Stanford to work also in Bobby’s campaign. Troy faces increasing dangers as the Vietnam War widens into Cambodia and Laos. American astronauts land on the moon and safely return to earth.

Tara and her band shine at Woodstock. The My Lai massacre is revealed, further darkening the tragedy in Vietnam, and America teeters on the edge of revolution.

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TROY STARED at the hillside beyond the gully. Death there. Couldn’t see it but it was there. He glanced at his fire team: Grinziak, Calloway, Quines, Ramirez. Two new guys he barely knew. Which would die? Because Centcom wanted a patrol up a hill they knew nothing about, even didn’t remember the napalm scars half-way up the ridge, the shattered trees, the guys who’d died there before. We might all die up there. ... view entire excerpt...

Discussion Questions

1. What has been the impact, if any, of the Sixties on your life?
2. Can two children fall in love for all their lives?
3. What does it mean to be deeply in love?
4. Can psychedelic drugs improve our lives?
5. Is a “free love” or more sexually restrictive society better for humanity?
6. Are humans going to end in a nuclear holocaust?

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