James Patterson
Author
Series
Oxford history of the United States volume 10
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
1996.
Language
English
Author
Series
Oxford history of the United States volume 11
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
A concise assessment of the 27 years between the resignation of Richard Nixon and the election of George W. Bush, weaving together social, cultural, political, economic, and international developments. We meet the era's many memorable figures--most notably, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton--and explore the "culture wars" where liberals and conservatives appeared to cut the country in two. Patterson describes how, when the Cold War finally ended, Americans...