Giants in their Time Representative Americans from the Jazz Age to the Cold War |
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| Author:
| Risjord, Norman K. |
| Series title: | Representative Americans Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7425-2784-3 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2005 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $136.95 |
Book Description:
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In Giants in their Time, the latest volume in the Representative Americans Series, noted historian Norman Risjord uses biographical sketches to create a composite portrait of the United States during this dynamic and trying period. From sketches of Aimee Semple McPherson to Duke Ellington, Robert Oppenheimer to the Nisei Japanese, Risjord makes the past more vivid and concrete, revealing a heritage that present-day readers can feel and experience.
In Giants in their Time, the latest volume in the Representative Americans Series, noted historian Norman Risjord uses biographical sketches to create a composite portrait of the United States during this dynamic and trying period. From sketches of Aimee Semple McPherson to Duke Ellington, Robert Oppenheimer to the Nisei Japanese, Risjord makes the past more vivid and concrete, revealing a heritage that present-day readers can feel and experience.