Get My New Book — Free!
As I’ve argued on this page, there’s no such thing as a free press – it costs money! But you CAN get a free copy of my latest book. By the Light of Burning Dreams: The Triumphs and Tragedies of the Second American Revolution (coauthored with my talented sister Margaret Talbot, a longtime staff writer at The New Yorker) will be published by HarperCollins in June. And if you’re among the first TEN people to donate $50 to The David Talbot Show, I will send you a free copy of this timely book as soon as it’s published. So, as they say on TV, act now! (Read the last paragraph for further details.)
Let me tell you a bit about By the Light of Burning Dreams. It tells the stories of revolutionary heroes of the 1960s and ‘70s, focusing on turning points in their lives that not only radically transformed them but changed the course of American history. This is not dewy-eyed hagiography – these leaders are fully revealed, flaws and all. But neither is it backlash history, designed to belittle and demean. Margaret and I aimed to write a history of “the second American Revolution” that is both unflinchingly honest, but also inspirational. These are the stories that those of us who lived through these thunderous times – as well as young activists today – must ponder and learn from.
Margaret and I were lucky to interview many radical icons of the past who were still living (some still are) – including Madonna Thunder Hawk and the now-deceased Dennis Banks of the American Indian Movement; Bobby Seale and Kathleen Cleaver of the Black Panther Party; Dolores Huerta and Luis Valdez of the United Farm Workers movement; and Heather Booth, founder of the underground abortion collective, Jane. I knew others from my own activism during these “Movement” days – like Tom Hayden and Jane Fonda, who blazed a path back into the American mainstream from the marginalized left.
I began working on this book back in 2016, as Trump was just starting to menace America and before the rise of protest cultures on the right and left. By the Light of Burning Dreams now seems more urgent than ever.
Allow me to also assert that the book is also very readable, filled with eye-opening tales and insights you’ve never before come across. To put it simply, Margaret and I know how to write. And as I always say, when it comes to the ongoing argument of history, the best story wins.
So donate $50 to The David Talbot Show today – and become one of the speedy ten to reserve your free copy of By the Light of Burning Dreams, which will be mailed to you in June. After making your donation, email your name and address to: david@talbotplayers.com.
Thanks for your support. And happy reading!
