All the Flowers.All the Flowers Tom Milton Nepperhan Press PO Box 1448, Yonkers, NY 10702 Smith Publicity (publicity) 1930 E. Marlton Pike, Suite I-46, Cherry Hill Cherry Hill, township (1990 pop. 69,319), Camden co., W central N.J.; name was changed from Delaware township to Cherry Hill in 1961. Largely residential, Cherry Hill has been marked by great development and housing growth, especially since the 1970s. , NJ 08003 9780979457937, $12.95, www.nepperhan.com The opposition to the Vietnam war Opposition to U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War began slowly and in small numbers in 1964 on various college campuses in the United States. This happened during a time of unprecedented student activism reinforced in numbers by the demographically significant baby boomers, but only grew stronger as the years rolled on. "All the Flowers" is a novel of one Teri Ryan, a girl fearful for her brother's safety in so much so that her life begins to develop around it. Falling in love with a pianist, Teri and Andre find themselves driven apart from their families as their opposition to the Vietnam war grows more radical, perhaps even to the point of treason treason, legal term for various acts of disloyalty. The English law, first clearly stated in the Statute of Treasons (1350), originally distinguished high treason from petit (or petty) treason. Petit treason was the murder of one's lawful superior, e.g. against their own country. "All the Flowers" is a story of the growing loss of innocence through the years of the Vietnam war Vietnam War, conflict in Southeast Asia, primarily fought in South Vietnam between government forces aided by the United States and guerrilla forces aided by North Vietnam. , a fascinating read all the way through. |
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