The fifties

The fifties

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This vividNew York Timesbestseller about 1950s America from a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist is “an engrossing sail across a pivotal decade” (Time).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 triumphantThe Fifties, which stands as an enduring classic and was an instantNew York Timesbestseller 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 Fiftiesis vintage Halberstam, who was hailed by theDenver Postas “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.
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Name of the Author
David
Halberstam
Language
English
ISBN
9781453286074
Release date
2012

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