"Chasing the Red Car brings the reader vividly into the San
Fernando Valley of the 1950s and brings alive the pervasive fear
and disruption that ordinary families experienced under
McCarthyism."
"-Julia Harumi Mass, Staff Attorney, ACLU of Northern
California"
Transplanted from her home in the Bronx to the burgeoning San
Fernando Valley of 1947, Kim LeBow is faced with trouble on every
side. Her home life is rocky and emotionally unpredictable, and the
McCarthy-era communist witch hunts strike all around, threatening
Kim's father and even reaching into her high school.
The political struggles and personal cataclysms that follow
change Kim from an open and caring young girl into a political
activist and educator, while leaving emotional scars that only
time-and the return of the great love of her life-are able to
heal.
Drawing parallels between the political repression of the 1950s
and the abuses of executive power after 9/11, Chasing the Red Car
reminds us that all politics is personal and that the truth of
George Santayana's maxim about history repeating itself can be seen
all around us every day.
General
Imprint: |
Iuniverse, Inc.
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
November 2010 |
First published: |
November 2010 |
Authors: |
Ellen Ruderman
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
|
Pages: |
272 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4502-6719-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
1-4502-6719-X |
Barcode: |
9781450267199 |
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