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The Fifties

The Fifties( )
Author: Halberstam, David
ISBN:978-0-679-74725-3
Publication Date:Jul 1993
Publisher:Random House, Incorporated
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:AUD $59.95
Book Description:

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...
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Book Details
Pages:1421
Detailed Subjects: Social Science / Customs & Traditions
History / United States / 20Th Century
Social Science / Popular Culture
Business & Economics / Economic Conditions
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):15 x 24 cm
Book Weight:1.818 Kilograms
Author Biography
Halberstam, David (Author)
David Halberstam was born on April 10, 1934 in New York City and later attended Harvard University. After graduating in 1955, Halberstam worked at a small daily newspaper until he attained a position at the Nashville Tennessean.

Halberstam has written over 20 books including The Children, a written account of his coverage of the Civil Rights Movement; The Best and Brightest, which was a bestseller; and The Game and October, 1964, both detailing his fascination of sports. Halberstam also won a Pulitzer Prize for his reports on the Vietnam War while working for the New York Times. He was killed in a car crash on April 23, 2007 at the age of 73.

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