Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy's own account of the year 1968, a year in which he challenged and unseated a sitting US President and made a fundamental contribution to the ending of a disasterous, and undeclared, war conducted by a president who was assuming near-dictatorial powers in the pursuit of that illegal war.

About the Author
Eugene J. McCarthy, author of nearly 30 books on such diverse topics as poetry, humor, non-science fiction (economics) and children's books for Certified Public Accountants represented Minnesota in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives for more than two decades.