District of Columbia (The Cold War Trilogy) - Softcover

Flanders, Jefferson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0990867552 ISBN 13: 9780990867555

Publisher: Munroe Hill Press, 2019

Synopsis

Washington, D.C. January 1961. Dillon Randolph, a young State Department official, caught up in the heady days of President Jack Kennedy’s new administration, resolves to help make real the promises of the New Frontier. But the deepening Vietnam conflict causes Dillon to question not only the direction of the war, but also his most fundamental assumptions about his professional and personal life.District of Columbia captures the turmoil of the 1960s at home and abroad. It tells a haunting and profound tale of lost innocence, of the arrogance of power, of the brutality and tragedy of war, and of lives forever transformed.

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Review

"A remarkable tale of political maturity, and its steep price."-- Kirkus Reviews
"In Jefferson Flanders' compelling historical novel, the ideals of a privileged young man of the East Coast establishment and his like-minded friends are severely tested by the wrenching changes of the 1960s and '70s that would transform America."-- BlueInk Review
"There's depth to the story lines of the historical drama District of Columbia, which moves quickly through a tumultuous period.."-- Foreward Reviews

About this edition

• Publisher: Munroe Hill Press
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0990867552
• ISBN 13: 9780990867555
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384