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The Fifties

by David Halberstam
Robertson Dean
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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.
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

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  • Release date

    September 4, 2018

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780525643616
      • File size: 1000404 KB
      • Duration: 34:44:10

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Curious about what happened in the not too distant past? David Halberstam presents the 1950's, clearly integrating history, social change, politics and technology and their impact on each other and the world. Edwin Newman narrates this abridged version of history. His voice is reminiscent of newscasters': clear, concise and understandable. One episode merges into the next, as all history does. Since this work is all narrative, there is no need for characterization. The abridgment is obvious but unobtrusive; the storylines are easy to follow. Newman's reading brings history alive for both the novice and the scholar. M.B.K. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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