The Glory and the Dream: A Narrative History of America, 1932-1972

By William Manchester

Categories: History

The Glory and the Dream is William Manchester's narrative history of the United States from the depths of the Great Depression to the early 1970s. Manchester covers the New Deal, World War II, the Cold War, McCarthyism, civil rights, the Kennedy years and Vietnam. He weaves politics together with popular culture, fashion, music and everyday life. The book offers a lively portrait of four decades that changed America.

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