{"product_id":"homeland-insecurity-the-birth-of-an-era-of-unrest-in-america-9781643962023","title":"Homeland Insecurity: The Birth of an Era of Unrest in America","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): J. L. Abramo\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Down \u0026amp; Out Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Down \u0026amp; Out Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ci\u003eHomeland Insecurity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is, on one hand, the story of two men accused of taking the lives of three fellow human beings-a fifteen-year-old girl in Mahwah, New Jersey and two young police officers in El Segundo, California. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwo men born 8 days apart in 1934. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwo men who died 57 days apart in 2017. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCrimes that were committed 140 days apart in 1957. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt a time when Americans were beginning to feel less and less confident about the safety of their families. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne convicted murderer spent nearly fifteen years on death row at New Jersey State Prison in Trenton, one-time home of Lindbergh baby kidnapper Bruno Hauptmann and Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, where he continually professed his innocence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe other perpetrator escaped arrest and conviction for more than 45 years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the same time, this is an account of the hits and misses of the law enforcement agencies and legal institutions which-over the course of nearly five decades-eventually stumbled upon justice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFinally, it is a look at the post-World War II American experience leading up to the murders in 1957, and the profound changes to come after. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen \u003cem\u003e\u003ci\u003eRock \u0026amp; Roll\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003erebels without a cause, and catchers in the rye burst upon the American scene. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the fear of nuclear annihilation and real-life scary monsters crept into the national consciousness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd when those three murders in 1957, and a growing sense of national insecurity, may have had mutual effect.","brand":"Down \u0026 Out Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45129154101399,"sku":"9781643962023","price":1634.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781643962023.webp?v=1767904765","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/homeland-insecurity-the-birth-of-an-era-of-unrest-in-america-9781643962023","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}