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It was a story so bizarre it defied belief: in April 1974, twenty-year-old newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst robbed a San Francisco bank in the company of members of the Symbionese Liberation Army who had kidnapped her a mere nine weeks earlier. But the robbery and the spectacular 1976 trial that ended with Hearst s criminal conviction seemed oddly appropriate to the troubled mood of the nation, an instant exemplar of a turbulent era.With "Patty s Got a Gun," the first substantial reconsideration of Patty Hearst s story in more than twenty-five years, William Graebner vividly re-creates the...

Argues that the so-called Youth culture was really a variety of 'disparate subcultures, united by age but in conflict over class, race, ethnicity, and gender'. This title shows how Buffalo teenagers were products of diverse and often antagonistic subcultures. It examines the ways in which adults educators sought to contain this generation.

MODERN ROME: 4 GREAT WALKS FOR THE CURIOUS TRAVELER, an alternative guidebook, is the latest in the Curious Traveler Series by acclaimed travel writers Dianne Bennett and William Graebner. Designed for the tens of thousands of visitors who have seen Rome's major attractions or seek an off-the-beaten path experience, it features over 60 color photos, 4 detailed maps, and entertaining and informative commentary. Following the success of ROME THE SECOND TIME: 15 ITINERARIES THAT DON'T GO TO THE COLISEUM, Bennett and Graebner offer 4 new Rome walks, all outside the city's tourist core, all easily...

Designed for the tourist seeking a fresh, authentic, Roman experience, this intimate, stimulating guide explores Romes splendid modern architecture, its bustling close-in neighborhoods, and its rivers, magnificent fountains, and aqueducts. Itineraries take the reader to Fascist and occupied Rome of World War II, the nearby Alban Hills, and the Eternal Citys lesser-known green spaces. Innovative chapters feature cultural and artistic Rome, including art galleries, jazz clubs, film locations, and rooftop bars--even places that offer a sumptuous (and free) "vernissage" of wine and hors...