This memoir provides a firsthand account of the radical left and the transition from revolutionary politics to feminism.
: In 1974, Alpert renounced her radical past, declared a commitment to feminism, and surrendered to serve her prison sentence.
: Alpert chronicles her involvement with a group in the East Village that manufactured bombs targeting corporate and government buildings in protest of the Vietnam War. After being arrested in 1969 and pleading guilty to conspiracy, she jumped bail and spent several years as a fugitive. Key Themes : Growing up Underground: A Memoir of Countercult...
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: The reality of the radical underground and the motivations behind violent anti-war protests. This memoir provides a firsthand account of the
: It captures the desperate atmosphere of the 1960s and 70s, from the Vietnam War to the Attica prison riots. Option 2: Steven Heller – Growing Up Underground (2022)
Subtitled A Memoir of Counterculture New York , this book focuses on the "underground" as a creative and journalistic world rather than a militant one. Go to product viewer dialog for this item. After being arrested in 1969 and pleading guilty
When discussing Growing Up Underground , it is important to distinguish between two distinct memoirs with very similar titles that cover different aspects of the same era: 1981 memoir focused on radical militancy and Steven Heller’s 2022 memoir focused on counterculture design. Option 1: Jane Alpert – Growing Up Underground (1981)