Dear Dr. Spock : Letters about the Vietnam War to America's Favorite Baby Doctor.
At the height of the Vietnam War, thousands of Americans wrote moving letters to Dr. Benjamin Spock, America's pediatrician and a high-profile opponent of the war. Personal and heartfelt, thoughtful and volatile, these missives from Middle America provide an intriguing glimpse into the conflict...
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Full Text (via ProQuest) |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
NYU Press,
2005.
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| Summary: | At the height of the Vietnam War, thousands of Americans wrote moving letters to Dr. Benjamin Spock, America's pediatrician and a high-profile opponent of the war. Personal and heartfelt, thoughtful and volatile, these missives from Middle America provide an intriguing glimpse into the conflicts that took place over the dinner table as people wrestled with this divisive war and with their consciences. Providing one of the first clear views of the home front during the war, Dear Dr. Spock collects the best of these letters and offers a window into the minds of ordinary Americans. They wrote to. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (293 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780814728499 0814728499 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Source of description: Print version record. |