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Grand Expectations
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Author : James T. Patterson
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1996
Grand Expectations written by James T. Patterson and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with History categories.
Interweaving key cultural, economic, social, and political events, a history of the United States in the post-World War II era ranges from 1945, through a turbulent period of economic growth and social upheaval, to Watergate and Nixon's 1974 resignation
Grand Expectations
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Author : James T. Patterson
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1996-04-18
Grand Expectations written by James T. Patterson and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-04-18 with Literary Criticism categories.
Beginning in 1945, America rocketed through a quarter-century of extraordinary economic growth, experiencing an amazing boom that soared to unimaginable heights in the 1960s. At one point, in the late 1940s, American workers produced 57 percent of the planet's steel, 62 percent of the oil, 80 percent of the automobiles. The U.S. then had three-fourths of the world's gold supplies. English Prime Minister Edward Heath later said that the United States in the post-War era enjoyed "the greatest prosperity the world has ever known." It was a boom that produced a national euphoria, a buoyant time of grand expectations and an unprecedented faith in our government, in our leaders, and in the American dream--an optimistic spirit which would be shaken by events in the '60s and '70s, and particularly by the Vietnam War. Now, in Grand Expectations, James T. Patterson has written a highly readable and balanced work that weaves the major political, cultural, and economic events of the period into a superb portrait of America from 1945 through Watergate. Here is an era teeming with memorable events--from the bloody campaigns in Korea and the bitterness surrounding McCarthyism to the assassinations of the Kennedys and Martin Luther King, to the Vietnam War, Watergate, and Nixon's resignation. Patterson excels at portraying the amazing growth after World War II--the great building boom epitomized by Levittown (the largest such development in history) and the baby boom (which exploded literally nine months after V-J Day)--as well as the resultant buoyancy of spirit reflected in everything from streamlined toasters, to big, flashy cars, to the soaring, butterfly roof of TWA's airline terminal in New York. And he shows how this upbeat, can-do mood spurred grander and grander expectations as the era progressed. Of course, not all Americans shared in this economic growth, and an important thread running through the book is an informed and gripping depiction of the civil rights movement--from the electrifying Brown v. Board of Education decision, to the violent confrontations in Little Rock, Birmingham, and Selma, to the landmark civil rights acts of 1964 and 1965. Patterson also shows how the Vietnam War--which provoked LBJ's growing credibility gap, vast defense spending that dangerously unsettled the economy, and increasingly angry protests--and a growing rights revolution (including demands by women, Hispanics, the poor, Native Americans, and gays) triggered a backlash that widened hidden rifts in our society, rifts that divided along racial, class, and generational lines. And by Nixon's resignation, we find a national mood in stark contrast to the grand expectations of ten years earlier, one in which faith in our leaders and in the attainability of the American dream was greatly shaken. The Oxford History of the United States The Oxford History of the United States is the most respected multi-volume history of our nation. The series includes three Pulitzer Prize winners, a New York Times bestseller, and winners of the Bancroft and Parkman Prizes. The Atlantic Monthly has praised it as "the most distinguished series in American historical scholarship," a series that "synthesizes a generation's worth of historical inquiry and knowledge into one literally state-of-the-art book." Conceived under the general editorship of C. Vann Woodward and Richard Hofstadter, and now under the editorship of David M. Kennedy, this renowned series blends social, political, economic, cultural, diplomatic, and military history into coherent and vividly written narrative.
Grand Expectations
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Author : Jim Jackal
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022-11-22
Grand Expectations written by Jim Jackal and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-22 with categories.
'Grand Expectations' takes the reader to Europe, focusing on the three years leading up to the outbreak of war in 1914. A group of young people, both German and English, from various backgrounds, sensing great opportunities ahead, embark on their lives during a time of enormous political, economic and social changes. This is the time of huge advances in aeroplane design, motor car performance, a massive uptake with bicycles and improved prosperity. Also, social changes were taking place with the ongoing activities of the Women's Suffragette Movement. Twenty-two year old Lester Leaper is already an accomplished aviator, cycle racer and car enthusiast. With a German mother, he is fluent in German and, being a 1st Lieutenant in the British Army, is soon recruited by Military Intelligence. Visiting Germany annually to see his cousin Jost who works for Krupp, the armaments manufacturer, gives Lester every opportunity to keep up to date with Germany's rearmament programme. Falling for the beautiful Rosina Foerster, the daughter of the head of the German Intelligence Bureau, was not part of his original plans, especially as she was spying on England. Twenty-one year old Beatrice Jardine is the rebellious daughter of the Commandant of Wellington Barracks. Introduced to opium, seduced by regiment officers and falling pregnant, her father locks her up, breaking her opium habit and causing her to miscarriage. After this, she is determined to make something of herself and becomes a trainee nurse as well as joining the Suffragettes, where she quickly takes an active roll in attacks on the establishment. 'Will keep you spellbound to the very end' James Gervois 'The fascinating lives of the characters pulls the reader along, feeling just as excited with the way events are unfolding' Tom Riley
Promised Land
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Author : David Stebenne
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2021-07-20
Promised Land written by David Stebenne and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-20 with History categories.
"Explains how the American middle class ballooned at mid-century until it dominated the nation, showing who benefited and what brought the expansion to an end"--
Grande Expectations
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Author : Karen Blumenthal
language : en
Publisher: Currency
Release Date : 2007-04-03
Grande Expectations written by Karen Blumenthal and has been published by Currency this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-04-03 with Business & Economics categories.
Karen Blumenthal, like most people, is mystified by the stock market. Just why is it, she wonders, that seemingly good news can send a stock plummeting and bad news can send it skyrocketing again? In Grande Expectations, she shows how money is made and lost by following one of America’s hottest growth stocks, Starbucks, through a year of rapid store openings, fancy new drinks, and clever promotions, revealing how the many players—big and small investors, company management, analysts, and the media—propel its shares up and down. Blumenthal pulls back the curtain on the stock market to expose its quirks and inner workings, from the power of a penny of earnings and the unexpected impact of a stock split to the image-enhancing effects of a brand of bottled water. With a fly-on-the-wall, character-driven narrative, Grande Expectations not only makes investing interesting but also will help you make smarter and savvier investing choices by: •Understanding how big pension and mutual fund managers decide whether to buy more Starbucks—or dump it •Seeing the unique ways that analysts and other finance professionals assess an investment—dissecting not only the numbers but also the company’s management, demographics, and global opportunities •Learning how Starbucks executives manage our expectations and keep excitement percolating about the business—and the stock •Watching how a stock is traded and how that might affect your buying or selling •Gleaning how multibillion-dollar private hedge funds make money on infinitesimal changes in a stock’s price •Entering the dark, strange world of the short sellers •Realizing how different people can make absolutely opposite bets and all still come out ahead You’ll come away with new insights into how the stock market really works—the power of expectations, stock buybacks, and profits—and explore Starbucks’ phenomenal growth and whether it is sustainable. By unraveling the market’s mysteries, Grande Expectations shows how investing can be both profitable and understandable. Get ready for the ride of your life—and a lifetime of fruitful stock market success.
The Logic Of Charity
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Author : Beth Breeze
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-07-26
The Logic Of Charity written by Beth Breeze and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-26 with Political Science categories.
What is charity? How does it operate, who does it benefit and what should we expect it to do? This important book helps to tackle the most common misunderstandings and misconceptions of charitable activity in contemporary British society, especially insofar as these affect the thinking of politicians and policymakers. The authors present and discuss over a dozen studies, including public attitudes to giving, large datasets on the geography and funding patterns of third sector organisations, and interviews with a wide range of donors, charity leaders, fundraisers and philanthropy advisers. This data enables them to explore the logic of charity in terms of the distribution of resources across causes and communities in the UK, and the processes behind philanthropic decision-making, to reveal a picture of charitable activity at odds with widespread assumptions.
Freedom Is Not Enough
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Author : James T. Patterson
language : en
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Release Date : 2010-09
Freedom Is Not Enough written by James T. Patterson and has been published by ReadHowYouWant.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09 with History categories.
On June 4, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson delivered what he and many others considered the greatest civil rights speech of his career. Proudly, Johnson hailed the new freedoms granted to African Americans due to the newly passed Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act, but noted that ''freedom is not enough.'' The next stage of the movement would be to secure racial equality ''as a fact and a result.'' The speech was drafted by an assistant secretary of labor by the name of Daniel Patrick Moynihan, who had just a few months earlier drafted a scorching report on the deterioration of the urban black family in America. When that report was leaked to the press a month after Johnson's speech, it created a whirlwind of controversy from which Johnson's civil rights initiatives would never recover. But Moynihan's arguments proved startlingly prescient, and established the terms of a debate about welfare policy that have endured for forty-five years. The history of one of the great missed opportunities in American history, Freedom Is Not Enough will be essential reading for anyone seeking to understand our nation's ongoing failure to address the tragedy of the black underclass.
The Blessing Of A Skinned Knee
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Author : Wendy Mogel
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2008-12-02
The Blessing Of A Skinned Knee written by Wendy Mogel and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-12-02 with Family & Relationships categories.
Provides parents with advice on using Jewish teachings from the Torah and Talmud to overcome struggles with raising children, nurture strengths and uniqueness, and encourage respectfulness towards their parents and others.
Restless Giant
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Author : James T. Patterson
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2007-05-24
Restless Giant written by James T. Patterson and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-05-24 with History categories.
Examines recent American history, from the end of the Watergate scandal to the hotly contested presidential election of 2000, describing the events, movements, and players that shaped the era.
Democracy Betrayed
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Author : Nelson L. Dawson
language : en
Publisher: Algora Publishing
Release Date : 2020-05-01
Democracy Betrayed written by Nelson L. Dawson and has been published by Algora Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-01 with History categories.
Hing Hing Ming reviews some of the major episodes of the Han Dynasty, from its founding by Liu Bang to the Lü Clan Disturbance and subsequent diplomatic overtures and military campaigns against the minor Chinese kingdoms, the Mongols, and Gojoseon (the ancient Korean Kingdom).