Temple Bombing

English

ISBN: 0449908097

EAN: 9780449908099

Category: History / Jewish/Social Science / Discrimination & Race Relations/History / United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, Ms, Nc, Sc, Tn, Va, Wv)/Political Science / Terrorism/

Publisher: Random House Publishing Group

Release Date: 05/31/2012

Synopsis: THE SHOCKING TRUE STORY OF A BRUTAL ACT OF HATE At 3:37 in the morning of Sunday, Oct. 12, 1958, a bundle of dynamite blew out the side wall of the Temple, Atlantas oldest and richest synagogue. The devastation to the building was vast--but even greater were the changes those 50 sticks of dynamite made to Atlanta, the South and, ultimately, all of the United States. . . . The synagogues rabbi, Jacob Rothschild, had been preaching civil rights to his congregation for years. If the bombers thought the dynamite could silence Rothschild, they were sadly misinformed. . . . GREENE SKILLFULLY WEAVES THE TEMPLE BOMBING INTO THE HISTORY OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. . . . A profound social context for her compelling portrait of its hero, Rabbi Rothschild. --The Philadelphia Inquirer THIS BOOK IS ILLUMINATING AS IT IS SHOCKING. . . . The emotional power of the narrative is heightened by the authors gifts as a storyteller. . . . She has talent for bringing scenes vividly alive. --The New York Times Book Review READS LIKE A GRIPPING, BESTSELLING NOVEL . . . How and why this horrific bombing transpired is the books main subject. Unraveling who would do such a thing becomes a psychological thriller in Greenes hands. . . . The Temple Bombing culminates in the suspenseful trials following the crime. --San Francisco Chronicle RICH WITH ARTFULLY DRAWN CHARACTERS . . . We can be grateful to Greene for re-creating the story of an unheralded hero of the civil rights movement. --Atlanta Journal & Constitution

Awards: National Book Awards – null  Rea Non-Fiction Prize (Boston, Massachusetts) – null 

Temple Bombing

Illustrated: No

Format: Paperback

Height: 1.0 inches

Width: 5.5 inches

Length: 8.27 inches

Weight: 14.5 oz

Pages: 512