The Fifties (book)

The Fifties (book)

"The Fifties"(ISBN 9780679415596, 1993) is a historical account by the late journalist David Halberstam about the decade of the 1950s in the United States. Halberstam tracked many of the notable trends and figures of the post-World War II era, starting with Harry Truman's stunning Presidential victory in 1948.


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