The Children | David Halberstam | David Halberstam is at the height of his writing power.

The Children | David Halberstam | Human sensitivity in the cause of ultimate Justice & Peace

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The Children

	The Children David Halberstam Ballantine Books, 1999 - 800 pages average customer review:based on 29 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

David Halberstam is at the height of his writing power.

It is impossible to say anything about David Halberstam's books without first saying how influential his journalism has been to an entire generation of journalists in the United States and overseas. When I was a young news clerk at The New York Times a long time ago, I read Halberstam's masterly "The Best and The Brightest," and I wrote him a note applauding his detailed research, the flow of his narrative, and the sheer sweep of his story. To my surprise, he responded promptly; it is a note that I still treasure -- just as I treasure every book he has written since. "The Children" shows Halberstam at the peak of his writing ability. He recreates the human environment of the frenetic years of the civil rights struggles, telling the extraordinary stories of some of heralded and unheralded players in a manner that is both gripping and provocative. The reader shouldn't be daunted by the length of this book (800 pages) because there isn't a single section that flags. "The Children" is certain to become a landmark book. It deepens our understanding of a traumatic period in American history, and illustrates vividly that ultimately all social forces and causes are shaped by individual men and women -- in this case people who battled racism and the ever-present antagonism of foes determined not to yield ground. "The Children" dramatizes the triumph of goodness; it is definitely a triumph of a genre that might be called histojournalism. It is a superb book by a towering writer of great sensitivity and skill.

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Human sensitivity in the cause of ultimate Justice & Peace

David Halberstam's account of the individauls who penetrated the ideology of their time has not only summarized, but clearly helped to put the human story of flesh and blood on those who lived through that time in history. He captured the realization that all things are possible when all the factions of time, space and thought intersect. This is a very sensitive manuscript of how and why elements of life emerge into a Movement of practical idealism for the ages. I applaud David for his research, his clarity of organization, and his sensitivity. Those who were not physically present for the movement, but live the present moment striving for a deepening sense of what true freedom and justice can be, can truely give thanks for the foundation that was set by The Children.

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Outstanding!

The deep spirituality that inspired the heroism of the civil rights protesters glows from nearly every page. And yet this is not an overly sentimental account; it is clear factual reporting of a time when principles and the rightness of ideas inspired ordinary people to do great things. David Halberstam has compiled nothing less than a manual describing how authentic heroes are created. I will treasure this book.

Another spectacular job of putting human faces on history.

I just can't get enough of the way Halberstam humanizes events. (I only wish he preferred football to baseball.) The Children is as moving and insightful as "The Best and the Brightest," and best of all, shows what happened to the protestors as their lives went on.

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