An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
512. America in '68: The Chicago Riots (Part 5)
November 11, 2024
Description
Books Referenced
Author: Lewis Chester, Godfrey Hodgson, and Bruce Page
Context:
Referenced as a source for a quote describing McCarthy's campaign as having 'degenerated into a cross between a girl's boarding school in an Oriental court.' Described as a British account of the events.
Author: Norman Mailer
Context:
Explicitly mentioned as 'his book' and described as 'a brilliant book about the conventions of that year.' Quoted for Mailer's description of Mayor Daley and later for his description of the police violence.
Author: David Farber
Context:
Referenced as 'a really good book on this' about the Chicago convention, published in the late 80s or early 90s. The host notes he had never read an account that gave the story from the point of view of the Chicago police until reading this book.