Friday, October 22, 2010

Honors novel blog #3

It Seemed Like Nothing Happened: The tragedy and promise of America in the 1970s
by Peter N.Carroll

It Seemed Like Nothing Happened: The tragedy and promise of America in the 1970s
by Peter N.Carroll is about the state of America in the 1970s. It mostly talks about President Nixon and how his intentions of keeping an eye on the democratic committee effected America and his presidency. Specifically his connections with the Vietnam war too. Along with other depressing facts at that time like the Kent State shooting. Protester's who we're against the Vietnam war continued walking the streets that day. They we're hinder by the police. After the collision ended four Vietnam protesters died and others were injured. This book reveals the truth about what happened in the 1960 and 1970s and why their even was a anti-war protest in the first place. It talks about the co-conspirators in the Vietnam war who did things that they have probably regretted. It also explains what the CIA's intention were and how they kept the tragic event of the My Lai Massacre was exposes resulting in widespread public opposition against the Vietnam war . This tragic event involved the kill of innocent Vietnamese children, women and families of a small village.

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