{"product_id":"9781324116851","title":"PRE-ORDER NOW Kent State : An American Tragedy by Brian VanDeMark","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e PRE-ORDER NOW - Published: 16\/01\/2026 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKent 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 authority, while others resolved to uphold law and order at any cost.    Focusing on the thirteen victims of the Kent State shooting and a painstaking reconstruction of the days surrounding it, Brian VanDeMark draws on new research and interviews-including the perspective of National Guardsmen who were there. The result is a complete reckoning with the tragedy that marked the end of the sixties. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56368672768373,"sku":"9781324116851","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781324116851","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}