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Temple Bombing
Temple Bombing
Author: Melissa Fay Greene
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, Atlanta's 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, a...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780449908099
ISBN-10: 0449908097
Publication Date: 5/6/1997
Pages: 512
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Publisher: Ballantine Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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"The Temple Bombing" is a voyage through what Ms. Greene calls "American grass-roots fascism", as well as a portrait of a city of steaming conflicts and an embattled rabbi. The emotional power of the narrative is heightened by the author's gifts as a storyteller...This book is as illuminating as it is shocking." New York Times Book Review (from back cover of book)

"Beyond praise ... This book is moving without being sentimental ...It ought to command an immense audience, as much for its moral firmness as for its admirable style." Christopher Hitchens, Mail on Sunday (from back cover of book)


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