{"product_id":"the-temple-bombing-9780306815188","title":"The Temple Bombing","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Melissa Fay Greene\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Da Capo Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Da Capo Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: United States - State \u0026amp; Local - South (AL,AR,FL,GA,KY,LA,MS,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Inside Flap\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE SHOCKING TRUE STORY OF A BRUTAL ACT OF HATE \u003cbr\u003e\"At 3:37 in the morning of Sunday, Oct. 12, 1958, a bundle of dynamite blew out the side wall of the Temple, Atlanta's oldest and richest synagogue. The devastation to the building was vast--but even greater were the changes those 50 sticks of dynamite made to Atlanta, the South and, ultimately, all of the United States. . . . The synagogue's rabbi, Jacob Rothschild, had been preaching civil rights to his congregation for years. If the bombers thought the dynamite could silence Rothschild, they were sadly misinformed. . . .\" \u003cbr\u003e\"GREENE SKILLFULLY WEAVES THE TEMPLE BOMBING INTO THE HISTORY OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. . . . A profound social context for her compelling portrait of its hero, Rabbi Rothschild.\"\u003cbr\u003e--The Philadelphia Inquirer \u003cbr\u003e\"THIS BOOK IS ILLUMINATING AS IT IS SHOCKING. . . . The emotional power of the narrative is heightened by the author's gifts as a storyteller. . . . She has talent for bringing scenes vividly alive.\"\u003cbr\u003e--The New York Times Book Review \u003cbr\u003e\"READS LIKE A GRIPPING, BESTSELLING NOVEL . . . How and why this horrific bombing transpired is the book's main subject. Unraveling who would do such a thing becomes a psychological thriller in Greene's hands. . . . The Temple Bombing culminates in the suspenseful trials following the crime.\"\u003cbr\u003e--San Francisco Chronicle \u003cbr\u003e\"RICH WITH ARTFULLY DRAWN CHARACTERS . . . We can be grateful to Greene for re-creating the story of an unheralded hero of the civil rights movement.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Atlanta Journal \u0026amp; Constitution\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Da Capo Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45355982815383,"sku":"9780306815188","price":2186.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780306815188.webp?v=1767309197","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-temple-bombing-9780306815188","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}