Mad Bomber Melville

Mad Bomber Melville

by Pickering, Leslie James

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A white, working-class revolutionary, Sam Melville's guerrilla bombings set in motion a flood of armed radical actions across the United States in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Once imprisoned, Melville became a key organizer and a crucial element of the notorious Attica prison riots, uniting prisoners across racial barriers and making the ultimate sacrifice for revolutionary change. Tracing his short life and rapid political development, this book highlights a much-needed example of an undyi…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Mad Bomber Melville / by Leslie James Pickering.

Summary

A white, working-class revolutionary, Sam Melville's guerrilla bombings set in motion a flood of armed radical actions across the United States in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Once imprisoned, Melville became a key organizer and a crucial element of the notorious Attica prison riots, uniting prisoners across racial barriers and making the ultimate sacrifice for revolutionary change. Tracing his short life and rapid political development, this book highlights a much-needed example of an undying and uncompromising struggle for justice and liberation.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2007.
  • Edition:1st ed

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Arissa Media Group
  • Place of Publication:Portland, Or
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2007.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (158 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781936900084, 1936900084, 9781936900060, 1936900068
  • oclc:ocn705331869
  • LC Classification:HN90.R3
  • Dewey Decimal:303.484

Table of Contents

Cover; Copyright; Contents; 1. SHEER STUPIDITY OR STUBBORNNESS; 2. EXPLO; 3. VIETNAM IN MANHATTAN; 4. NOVEMBER 12, 1969; 5. A RELIABLE SOURCE; 6. COURTROOM HISTRIONICS; 7. THE INEVITABLE DIRECTION OF LIFE; 8. THE EYE OF A HURRICANE; 9. SEPTEMBER 9 -- 13, 1971; 10. LIKE A REAL REVOLUTIONARY; EPILOGUE; NOTES; INDEX.

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