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 · History Channel documentary based on David Halberstam's book. Part 1 of 8.  · The Fifties: With Edward Herrmann, David Halberstam, John Chancellor, B.B. King. An in depth documentary of all aspects of life in the s/10(). 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 /5(K).

Find items like The Fifties at Daedalus Books. Each decade of the 20th century was transformative, posits the author of The Coldest Winter, but the s were the most significant in determining what our nation is today. In this history, David Halberstam offers portraits of not only the titans of the age: Ike Eisenhower, Elvis Presley, Marlon Brando, J. Edgar Hoover, and Richard Nixon. The Fifties: With Edward Herrmann, David Halberstam, John Chancellor, B.B. King. An in depth documentary of all aspects of life in the s. The Fifties () is a history book by David Halberstam centered on the decade of the s in the United bltadwin.ru than using a straightforward linear narrative, Halberstam separately profiles many of the notable trends and people of the post-World War II era, starting with Harry S. Truman's stunning presidential victory in against Thomas E. Dewey.

THE FIFTIES. DAVID HALBERSTAM, © 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. 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 The Fifties: With Edward Herrmann, David Halberstam, John Chancellor, B.B. King. An in depth documentary of all aspects of life in the s.