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The Fifties

David Halberstam

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English
Fawcett
29 July 1994
The Fifties is a sweeping social, political, economic, and cultural history of the ten years that Halberstam regards as seminal in determining what our nation is today. Halberstam offers portraits of not only the titans of the age- Eisenhower Dulles, Oppenheimer, MacArthur, Hoover, and Nixon, but also of Harley Earl, who put fins on cars; Dick and Mac McDonald and Ray Kroc, who mass-produced the American hamburger; Kemmons Wilson, who placed his Holiday Inns along the nation's roadsides; U-2 pilot Gary Francis Powers; Grace Metalious, who wrote Peyton Place; and ""Goody"" Pincus, who led the team that invented the Pill.

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Imprint:   Fawcett
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 208mm,  Width: 137mm,  Spine: 38mm
Weight:   641g
ISBN:   9780449909331
ISBN 10:   0449909336
Pages:   848
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

David Halberstamwas a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist andthe author of numerous books, includingThe Best and the Brightest,The Powers That Be, The Reckoning, Summer of '49,Playing for Keeps,andWar in a Time of Peace.He died in April 2007.

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This is a very interesting and useful compilation which covers a wide range of ideas and issues related to gender and womens issues. This book will make an excellent text in a variety of disciplines and fields including sociology, education, women's studies, psychology, religion, law, medicine, etc. It offers a wealth of information which will be appreciated inside and outside the classroom and is of universal importance. -Professor G.E.O. Ogum, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria


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