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Fugitive Days: Memoirs of an Anti-War Activist |  | Author: Bill Ayers
Publisher: Beacon Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 355983
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 304
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.5 x 1.1
ISBN: 0807032778
Dewey Decimal Number: 303.6097309047
EAN: 9780807032770
Publication Date: November 5, 2008
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A gripping memoir of America in the '60s, of idealists turned radicals, and of a life lived on the run
In February 2008, in the heat of the Democratic primary elections, speculations began circulating in the media about a connection between presidential hopeful Barack Obama and Bill Ayers, a former member of the radical 1960s group the Weather Underground. In Fugitive Days, Ayers tells the real story of the defining events of the radical '60s. The book is an eyewitness account of a young pacifist who helped found one of the most radical political organizations in U.S. history, and who consequently lived for ten years as a fugitive. In a new era of antiwar activism and suppression of protest, Fugitive Days is more poignant and relevant than ever.
"For anyone who wants to think hard about the social conflagration the Vietnam War produced in the U.S., and more generally about a citizen's obligations in troubled times, Ayers's powerful, morally charged account of a life and a society in the political balance is provocative reading."
—David Farber, Chicago Tribune
"A memoir that is, in effect, a deeply moving elegy to all those young dreamers who tried to live decently in an indecent world. Ayers provides a tribute to those better angels of ourselves."
—Studs Terkel, author of Working and The Good War
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 "Fugitive Days" inspires during troubled times December 14, 2008
Sara A. Skolnik (Chicago)
14 out of 18 found this review helpful
I bought "Fugitive Days" for my 16-year-old nephew. Ayers' book is an inspirational account of a young person's struggles to do what's right during troubled times when the government and those in power have created an Orwellian world where the truth can be hard to discern. Given the similarities between the Vietnam War and the Iraq War, this is an important book for all to read today.
great read December 21, 2008
relunctant reader (San Francisco)
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
I did not want the book to end....thought about stopping in the middle so that it could last longer. great read.
A true Patriot October 23, 2009
M. Nunn (Hot Springs, Ar.)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I am an old survivor of the 60s. I loved that period of time and enjoyed the ride. I consider Ayers to be a patriot and feel that he has more than acquitted himself of any mistakes he made in the past. Those were dangerous times and often dangerous actions were needed. I enjoyed the book.
Bill Ayres- American Patriot November 18, 2008
Murrell R. Morgan (brookhaven, new york United States)
33 out of 47 found this review helpful
Bill Ayres book is an insightful look back at a time when the political system in America was open to meaningful change. A lot of GOOD was done in those days-Medicare, Medicaid, ending racial segregation,increasing scholarships for poor kids-like me-to go to college, rising wages and stronger unions, good pensions for many and plenty of secure jobs. Bill Ayres actions did not kill or injure anyone, unlike those of war criminals like Richard Nixon, Robert McNamara, Mc George Bundy etc. He is a highly respected educator, an excellent choice for Secretary of Education in Mr. Obama's cabinet. Mr. Ayres is unapologetic about caring deeply about correcting the many flaws in our economic system as well as the evil of the "military industrial complex", as President Eisenhower pointed out in his farewell speech in january 1961.
Like the famous author Thomas Paine of revolutionary war times, Bill Ayres is a true American hero and patriot.
 SURPRISING December 13, 2008
CPIMCIRM (71909)
13 out of 16 found this review helpful
I was expecting a review of the 1960's from a bitter radical's unchanged viewpoint. I was surprised to find this book to be a thought provoking, insightful, and reflective account of the what went right and what went wrong in the portion(s) of the anti-war movement Mr. Ayers was involved in--specifically the Weather underground. This is NOT another rehash of the 60's memoir. If you have been wondering what all the fuss about Bill Ayers has been, read this book. You too might be surprised!
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