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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,... read more

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In the beginning, that era was dominated by the shadow of a man no longer there-Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. David Halberstam (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Villard Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1993
ISBN: 0679415599
Page Count: 811

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  • Library of Congress: E169.02 .H34 1993
  • Dewey: 973.92

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