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The fifties
Book • 1994
The Fifties is a comprehensive history of the decade, covering various aspects such as politics, culture, and economic developments.
Halberstam profiles key figures like Eisenhower, Dulles, Oppenheimer, and Nixon, as well as influential individuals in business and culture, such as Harley Earl, Ray Kroc, and Elvis Presley.
The book explores the beginnings of the Civil Rights Movement, the Cold War, the rise of fast food and mass marketing, the transformation of General Motors, and the emergence of rock and roll and the American counterculture.
It also delves into significant events like the McCarthy communist witch hunts, the Korean War, and the development of the birth control pill.
Halberstam profiles key figures like Eisenhower, Dulles, Oppenheimer, and Nixon, as well as influential individuals in business and culture, such as Harley Earl, Ray Kroc, and Elvis Presley.
The book explores the beginnings of the Civil Rights Movement, the Cold War, the rise of fast food and mass marketing, the transformation of General Motors, and the emergence of rock and roll and the American counterculture.
It also delves into significant events like the McCarthy communist witch hunts, the Korean War, and the development of the birth control pill.
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