The Fifties |
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Author:
| Halberstam, David |
ISBN: | 978-1-306-61267-8 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2012 |
Publisher: | Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $29.99 |
Book Description:
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Exuberant and ambitious, "The Fifties" delves into a decade that remains a monumental and lasting turning point in American history Joe McCarthy. Marilyn Monroe. The H-bomb. "Ozzie and Harriet." Elvis. Civil rights. It's undeniable: The fifties were a defining decade for America, complete with sweeping cultural change and political upheaval. This decade is also the focus of David Halberstam's triumphant "The Fifties," which stands as an enduring classic and was an instant "New...
More DescriptionExuberant and ambitious, "The Fifties" delves into a decade that remains a monumental and lasting turning point in American history
Joe McCarthy. Marilyn Monroe. The H-bomb. "Ozzie and Harriet." Elvis. Civil rights. It's undeniable: The fifties were a defining decade for America, complete with sweeping cultural change and political upheaval. This decade is also the focus of David Halberstam's triumphant "The Fifties," which stands as an enduring classic and was an instant "New York Times" bestseller upon its publication. More than a survey of the decade, it is a masterfully woven examination of far-reaching change, from the unexpected popularity of Holiday Inn to the marketing savvy behind McDonald's expansion. A meditation on the staggering influence of image and rhetoric, "The Fifties" is vintage Halberstam, who was hailed by the" Denver Post "as "a lively, graceful writer who makes you . . . understand how much of our time was born in those years." This ebook features an extended biography of David Halberstam.