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"""Gripping…Kevin Boyle gives us a fresh perspective on the central debates of the decade that will help readers understand the era in an entirely new light."" -- Elizabeth Hinton, author of America on Fire ""[A] rich, layered account of the 1960s."" -- Jennifer Szalai - New York Times ""[A] luminous guide to a tumultuous decade…Boyle elegantly narrates the ‘60s through his three lenses—race, militarism, and sexuality—and grounds his narrative with individuals caught in the whirlwind."" -- James A Morone - New York Times Book Review ""The Shattering is an epic history of the 1960s for a new generation. This passionately narrated, luminously written account of the decade that forever transformed America brilliantly recounts how that era’s struggle for social justice and radical d"" -- Peniel E. Joseph, author of The Sword and the Shield"

[A] rich, layered account of the 1960s. -- Jennifer Szalai - New York Times [A] luminous guide to a tumultuous decade...Boyle elegantly narrates the '60s through his three lenses-race, militarism, and sexuality-and grounds his narrative with individuals caught in the whirlwind. -- James A. Morone - New York Times Book Review A lively popular history of the 1960s...Boyle enlivens his narrative with emblematic vignettes. -- Glenn C. Altschuler - Minneapolis Star Tribune We live in eventful times, but they can't compare to the 1960s. Kevin Boyle has masterfully given sense and shape to a chaotic decade. The Shattering is panoramic, astute, and compellingly readable. -- Nicholas Lemann, author of Transaction Man The Shattering is history at its absolute best. Boyle is such a gifted storyteller-I found myself riveted by this captivating portrait of a time when America exhibited its best and its worst natures side by side. -- Alex Kotlowitz, author of An American Summer The Shattering is an epic history of the 1960s for a new generation. This passionately narrated, luminously written account of the decade that forever transformed America brilliantly recounts how that era's struggle for social justice and radical democracy continues to shape our own. -- Peniel E. Joseph, author of The Sword and the Shield Gripping...Kevin Boyle gives us a fresh perspective on the central debates of the decade that will help readers understand the era in an entirely new light. -- Elizabeth Hinton, author of America on Fire The Shattering is a magnificent book, immensely rewarding on many levels. With elegant fluency and quiet command, Kevin Boyle probes deeply into the intertwined struggles of the 'long Sixties' and their meaning for us today. -- Fredrik Logevall, author of JFK In his beautifully rendered The Shattering, Kevin Boyle returns us to those challenging years, peopling them with real characters both famous and ordinary. -- Lizabeth Cohen, author of Saving America's Cities A brilliantly achieved history of some unusually fraught years of American history. -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Boyle's elegantly written account...is a skillful encapsulation of an era that brought to boil conflicts still tormenting American society today. -- Publishers Weekly

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Kevin Boyle is the author of Arc of Justice, winner of the National Book Award and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. He is William Smith Mason Professor of American History at Northwestern University and lives in Evanston, Illinois.

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