The Glory and the Dream by William Manchester - Vol 2 - Hardcover
Glory and the Dream : a Narrative History of America, 1932-1972 Third printing with no dust jacket. Publication - 1974 ISBN - 9780316544962 Hardcover book with 850 pages. William Manchester is one of the greatest popular history writers. He explains everything of the American experience from the Depression through Vietnam War. The book details both social history and political machinations in the period with a focus on how the New Deal, the Second World War and the Cold War influenced American culture. Special attention is paid to Roosevelt's New Deal and the lasting effect it had on the U.S. government. Manchester simplifies the complex political maneuvers and opaque terminology that pervaded Cold War politics to more accessible language.
