-Caveat Lector- ...White Lotus. Hersey, John Condition: HERSEY, John. WHITE LOTUS [A Novel]. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1965. First edition. 8vo, cloth, 686 pages. A fine copy in dust jacket. Format: Hardcover / First Edition / Dust Jacket Associated Dealer: Waiting for Godot Books Hadley, MA Om K In a message dated 5/14/99 1:42:02 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >*White Lotus* was written about 1964, not in the early '50's. It was a >historical fantasy which asked the question, what would the response of white >Americans be if *we* were enslaved forcibly by another race? The book was >indeed a warning, but not a warning of the sort that Ru Mills suggests. It was >a reaction to the civil rights movement and the emerging black power movement, >and it warned its readers that under the same circumstances, *they* might >react the way those "uppity negroes" were reacting. It is a very good book, >and stands as one of the best works of the 1960's, easily the equal of >Hersey's classic *Hiroshima*. > >Bob ----- Aloha, He'Ping, Om, Shalom, Salaam. Em Hotep, Peace Be, Omnia Bona Bonis, All My Relations. Adieu, Adios, Aloha. Amen. Roads End Kris DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
