Ten Years and Change

This is a heroic and timely book–a reminder that people can and should stand up for what they believe in. It details how, between 1965 and1968, a group of Democrats in Minnesota worked towards forming a constituency with the goal of permanently ending the Vietnam war, based on their convictions that it was immoral and unconstitutional. Michael P. Amram is a natural story teller who masterfully balances thewealth of historical events with lush details of life at home. His rare sensitivity to human affairs draws you deeply into this account of American culture at one of its most important crossroads, and makes the book impossible to put down.

—Ila France Porcher, author of The Shark Sessions

Fabulous, brilliant. These are the words from others who have read the book. I was fascinated by the prospective of a young boy growing up in the years of the Vietnam War as it affected his life and those around him. His chronological history of the war, the development of the anti-war movement in the Democratic-Farmer- Labor Party in Minnesota and its impact on the 1968 Democratic convention shed new light on a subject which has become clouded over the years I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in history, particularly domestic and international conflict.

—Frances W., review on Amazon

In Ten Years and Change: A Liberal Boyhood in Minnesota, Michael Amram tells a story of the turbulent ’60s from a unique perspective: A child at the time, he has a front-row seat watching his parents’ involvement in the stormy politics of the era. Blending one family’s story with the history it was influencing, Amram ably portrays the tie between his family’s activism and its devotion to each other, a combination that provided a pathway through life for the author himself and an informative, appealing window on the era for the reader.

—Steven W., review on Amazon