1957

The Year That Launched the American Future

Eric Burns (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

304 Seiten

2020
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-5381-3995-0 (ISBN)

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In 1957, America turned its back on its earlier self and jumped headlong into the nation it has become today. From Sputnik and the beginning of the space race to Little Richard and the underappreciated influence of rock n’ roll in bringing blacks and whites closer together, to President Eisenhower’s Interstate Highway Act, which forever changed the landscape, 1957 represents the year when all of the energy and anxiety that had followed the end of World War II exploded. In compelling stories from politics, pop culture, business, and the media, Eric Burns captures the excitement of a headspinning year and the lingering fallout that continues to resonate seven decades later. For baby boomers seeking to relive their formative years or readers seeking a window into midcentury America, 1957 provides a highly readable tour through one of the most fascinating years in American history.

Eric Burns is a former correspondent for NBC News and the Today show. For ten years, he was the host of Fox News Watch, and hewon an Emmy for media criticism. He is the author of several books, including 1920: The Year That Made the Decade Roar, Infamous Scribblers, The Spirits of America, and The Smoke of the Gods, the latter two of which were named "Best of the Best" by the American Library Association. He resides in Norwalk, Connecticut.

Prologue: Sputnik

Part One
Chapter One: The Mad Bomber
Chapter Two: The Committee
Chapter Three: From Apalachin to Havana

Part Two
Chapter Four: Highways to Everywhere
Chapter Five: The Design of An Era
Chapter Six: The Vagina in the Grille
Chapter Seven: Highways to Nowhere

Part Three
Chapter Eight: Whites Against Blacks
Chapter Nine: Whites With Blacks

Part Four
Chapter Ten: Moving Stories
Chapter Eleven: The Man Who Believed in God
Chapter Twelve: The Woman Who Believed in Man
Chapter Thirteen: Gang Wars on Broadway
Chapter Fourteen: The Youngest Monster

Part Five
Chapter Fifteen: The Successes of Failure
Chapter Sixteen: Muttnik
Chapter Seventeen: Kaputnik

Epilogue: The Return of the Preacher Man

Acknowledgments
Bibliography
Notes
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	10.05.2021
Zusatzinfo	20 b/w photos
Sprache	englisch
Maße	163 x 239 mm
Gewicht	553 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
ISBN-10	1-5381-3995-2 / 1538139952
ISBN-13	978-1-5381-3995-0 / 9781538139950
Zustand	Neuware