{"product_id":"american-time-bomb-joshua-melville-9781641605458","title":"American Time Bomb: Attica, Sam Melville, and a Son's Search for Answers","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAmerican Time Bomb\u003c\/i\u003e is a vital read for this moment. \"\u003c\/b\u003e --Heather Ann Thompson, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eBlood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Few stories are more central to understanding our history of racially biased incarceration and violent social activism than the life of Sam Melville. Melville was both reviled and admired as one of the most feared radicals in post-World War II history. His importance in the 1960s is widely recognized by historians and scholars as epitomizing the controversies, the promise, and the problems of the New Left. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This memoir by Melville's son opens a window into the personal life of a legend, revealing the universal and all-too-human foibles motivating those driven to make change through violence. In the current political climate, at the fiftieth anniversary of the Attica Uprising, this nation grows increasingly interested in the racially biased incarceration and violent social activism that has shaped our nation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e There are few stories more central to both subjects than the life of Sam Melville, who was often called \"the Mad Bomber.\" \u003ci\u003eAmerican Time Bomb\u003c\/i\u003e is a son's personal portrait based on years of investigation of Melville's story and the history he helped to create. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoshua Melville's personal connection to the story gives a gut-wrenching multigenerational tale of childhood abandonment but also adds a compelling historical study of politics, history, and issues of social justice.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joshua Melville\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1641605456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781641605458\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Chicago Review Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/07\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/13\/2021 pg. 1","brand":"Joshua Melville","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44043995447551,"sku":"9781641605458","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ff0a858e-717b-4feb-ab1d-cec2b6416d03.jpg?v=1684970313","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/american-time-bomb-joshua-melville-9781641605458","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}