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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Macmillan Audio
Publication date
October 1, 1998
Binding
Cassette/Spoken Word
Edition
Abridged
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781559275262
ISBN-10
155927526X
Dimensions
1.25 by 4.75 by 7.50 in.
Weight
0.50 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$24.95
Other format details
audio
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
An overview of the people and events of the twentieth century follows America's rise to political and cultural preeminence.
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
Franklin D. Roosevelt's World War II dream of one world living in peace and prosperity, its quarrels settled in a United Nations, did not long survive. Almost as soon as the shooting stopped, the United States and the Soviet Union divided the world into two armed camps and began the Cold War -- a war that would last nearly fifty years.
This program traces the progress of the Cold War, the much hotter war in Korea, and the CIA-planned coups in Guatemala and Iran. On the home front, we follow the growth and collapse of the specter of McCarthyism.
In another arena the images are in black versus white, as the civil rights movement gathers momentum and sit-ins shake the South. The launch of Sputnik,I sends a chill through the nation and catapults us into the space race. And, as the presidency of Truman gives way to that of Dwight Eisenhower and then to the hairbreadth victory of John F. Kennedy over Richard Nixon, new words and phrases enter our national vocabulary. Camelot. The Bay of Pigs. The Cuban Missile Crisis. Dealey Plaza.
This program traces the progress of the Cold War, the much hotter war in Korea, and the CIA-planned coups in Guatemala and Iran. On the home front, we follow the growth and collapse of the specter of McCarthyism.
In another arena the images are in black versus white, as the civil rights movement gathers momentum and sit-ins shake the South. The launch of Sputnik,I sends a chill through the nation and catapults us into the space race. And, as the presidency of Truman gives way to that of Dwight Eisenhower and then to the hairbreadth victory of John F. Kennedy over Richard Nixon, new words and phrases enter our national vocabulary. Camelot. The Bay of Pigs. The Cuban Missile Crisis. Dealey Plaza.
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Cassette/Spoken Word
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Abridged edition from Macmillan Audio (October 1, 1998)
9781559275262 | details & prices | 4.75 × 7.50 × 1.25 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $24.95
About: An overview of the people and events of the twentieth century follows America's rise to political and cultural preeminence.
About: An overview of the people and events of the twentieth century follows America's rise to political and cultural preeminence.
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