Jeff Kisseloff, a journalist and historian, is the author of several books, including The Box: An Oral History of Television, 1929-1961.
""Almost as good as sitting down for coffee with the people that
lived it."--phati'tude Literary Magazine" --
""An interesting and at times poignant collection of interviews. A
valuable addition to the growing collection of sixties memoirs.
Highly recommended." --K.B. Nutter, CHOICE" --
""An invigorating collection of 15 testimonials from
counter-culturists, conscientious objectors, and artists who came
of age during one of the most volatile decades in American
history." --Publishers Weekly" --
""Articulate and vivid, offering details that give a sense of just
how much was at stake personally for each of these activists."
--The Oral History Review" --
""Deeply moving and complex, it will come as a revelation about an
era too often reduced to caricature." --Maurice Isserman, author of
The Other American: The Life of Michael Harrington" --
""Generation on Fire was an enjoyable and inspiring read which
should appeal to a wide audience." --Caroline Hoefferle, The
Register of the Kentucky Historical Society" --
""Kisseloff profiles 15 people who had the courage to stand up to
social injustice in the 1960s and continue to fight against racism,
sexism, pollution, and other social ills.... Readers interested in
the turbulent period of the 1960s and its legacy will enjoy this
book." --Booklist" --
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