Nebraska Roots

<p>In <em>Nebraska Roots</em> Leah Lambert presents the story of her own evolution from sheltered child to self-aware young woman.</p><p><br></p><p>Throughout the book Lambert weaves in historical references along with some ghostly encounters. She depicts a childhood in the 1950s where her education happened in a one-room schoolhouse and children were affected by news reports about spies the Cold War and serial killers-and they responded in unique ways.</p><p><br></p><p>In high school Lambert encountered classmates who did little to hide their blatant bigotry teachers who openly promoted their political views and counselors whose prejudices prevented them from supporting student goals.</p><p><br></p><p>As a college student at the University of Nebraska in the 1960s she experienced a variety of contrasting cultures from rabid support of college football to the emergence of women's issues racial awareness and a rising anti-war movement. After years of anti-war protests and growing feminism two divergent worlds collide when Lambert falls in love with an Army officer.</p><p><br></p><p>Poignant and honest <em>Nebraska Roots</em> narrates an eventful life spanning decades of unprecedented change.</p>