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Charlie's Scribblings

The Official Literary Website of

Charles S. Isaacs, Ph.D.

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Charlie Who?

Charles S. Isaacs has been a schoolteacher, college professor, social activist, community organizer, real estate consultant, gambler, storyteller, bad golfer and occasional journalist.

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His undergraduate studies were in Mathematics (LIU-Brooklyn), after which he attended the University of Chicago Law School. His later graduate work was in the Social Sciences, earning an M.A. (New School for Social Research) and a Ph.D. (The Union Institute & University).  His published work encompasses fiction, poetry and award-winning non-fiction.  He lives in New York's Mid-Hudson Valley.

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RIOT

A 1960s Love Story

 

Political Fiction / Historical Romance

ISBN 978-0692486962
 

It’s the late 1960s. The Vietnam War, the Antiwar Movement and the Black Power Movement are rushing toward their explosive peaks. In the midst of this charged environment, an inter-racial pair of young activists fall madly in love. Awaiting them are excitement, danger, heartache and redemption.

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    RIOT: A 1960s Love Story chronicles these lovers’ challenging journey, their coming of age amidst an unpopular war; a racially polarized city; a hostile mayor and ever-mounting threats, all while working through their own deep psychological issues. 1968 is marked by campus unrest, urban rebellions and assassinations, as well as political violence that thrusts the duo into clashes with Chicago’s police and the National Guard. The suspense builds breathlessly to a heartrending climax during the street protests surrounding that summer’s Democratic National Convention.

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"A deftly crafted and complexly layered novel of immense passion and divisive politics that is a quite accurate portrayal of the events and issues backgrounding this emotionally dazzling story from beginning to end, "Riot: A 1960s Love Story" establishes author Charles S. Isaacs as a truly extraordinary and gifted novelist. Very highly recommended."

-- Midwest Book Review

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