{"product_id":"a-saving-remnant-martin-duberman-9781595587763","title":"A Saving Remnant: The Radical Lives of Barbara Deming and David McReynolds","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning biographer and historian, a brilliant dual biography of two of the most fascinating twentieth-century political activists\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHailed as \"remarkable\" and \"a must read\" by \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Saving Remnant\u003c\/i\u003e is prizewinning historian and biographer Martin Duberman's deeply revealing dual portrait that explores the fascinating political and social lives of two integral and captivating figures of the twentieth-century American left. Barbara Deming, a feminist, writer, and abidingly nonviolent activist, was an out lesbian from the age of sixteen. The first openly gay man to run for president on the Socialist Party ticket, David McReynolds was a staunch opponent of the Vietnam War and was among the first activists to publicly burn a draft card. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuberman brings the stories of a pivotal era vividly and movingly to life with an extraordinary cast of intellectuals, artists, and activists, including Adrienne Rich, Bayard Rustin, Allen Ginsberg, and a young Alvin Ailey. Telling a complex narrative, \"Duberman has made it simply and brilliantly clear\" (Edmund White, author of \u003ci\u003eCity Boy\u003c\/i\u003e) as he deftly weaves together the connected stories of these two compelling figures in this beautiful, memorable book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martin Duberman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1595587764\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781595587763\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/06\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.00d","brand":"Martin Duberman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48445403037951,"sku":"9781595587763","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_704de658-2b71-4608-96cd-3add0b930bdb.jpg?v=1777218375","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-saving-remnant-martin-duberman-9781595587763","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}