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Wasser, Bruce Jay; Schumer Chapman, Fern

 
9781962817127: 90: A Conscientious Objector's Journey of Quiet Resistance
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ISBN 10: 1962817121 ISBN 13: 9781962817127
Editorial: Gussie Rose Press, 2024

Sinopsis

What would you sacrifice to follow your conscience?

In 1969, as the Vietnam War escalates and a nation divides, a young man faces the hardest decision of his life.

Bruce Wasser, a Princeton student with a promising future, receives a draft number that makes becoming a soldier a near certainty. While others debate war in lecture halls, Bruce is thrust into a personal battle—should he fight in a war he believes is unjust, or risk everything by standing as a conscientious objector?

90: A Conscientious Objector’s Journey of Quiet Resistance is a gripping memoir of moral courage and quiet defiance. Told through Bruce's deeply personal lens, this coming-of-age story explores themes of identity, integrity, and the high cost of staying true to one’s values.

This memoir transports readers to a turbulent time in American history, offering a rare inside view of the conscientious objector process and the quiet heroism of those who refused to pick up arms. It is a moving reminder that resistance doesn’t always roar—it can whisper, persist, and prevail.

“A passionate record of a life well lived… a rocky and admirable tale of a man who faced hardship and doubt and emerged with a firm sense of self.”
—Martin Duberman, historian & author

Perfect for fans of Vietnam War memoirs, historical non-fiction, and stories of social justice, 90 is a powerful testament to the quiet strength it takes to live in alignment with your beliefs. Pick up your copy today.

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Bruce Jay Wasser graduated with high honors from Princeton University in 1971. A conscientious objector during the Vietnam War, Wasser performed alternative service as a laboratory glassware washer in the Palo Alto (CA) Veterans Administration Hospital. In the fall of 1973, Wasser began a thirty-three-year career as a junior and high school American history and English teacher in Newark, California. He received numerous honors during his tenure, including "Teacher of the Year" and California's prestigious "Golden Bell" Award for helping create "Programs of Conscience," a curriculum that brought students face-to-face with past and current injustices. Now retired, he lives with his wife, author Fern Schumer Chapman, in northern Illinois where he officiates four sports.

Chicago-based author Fern Schumer Chapman has written several award-winning books. Viking/Penguin released her most recent work, BROTHERS, SISTERS, STRANGERS: Sibling Estrangement and the Road to Reconciliation, in 2021. She writes a blog for psychologytoday.com, and some of her posts are compiled in her latest work, THE SIBLING ESTRANGEMENT JOURNAL: A Guided Exploration of Your Experiences through Writing. Her memoir, MOTHERLAND, is a popular choice for book clubs, and IS IT NIGHT OR DAY?, MIDDLE SCHOOL SLEUTHS, and FACING THE PAST are read in many middle and high school classes. Twice, Oprah shows have featured her work.

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Editorial
Gussie Rose Press
Año de publicación
2024
Idioma
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ISBN 10 
1962817121
ISBN 13 
9781962817127
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Número de páginas
268
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