America in the Sixties

by John Robert Greene

Book Overview

In America in the Sixties, Greene goes beyond the clich s and synthesizes thirty years of research, writing, and teaching on one of the most turbulent decades of the twentieth century. Greene sketches the well-known players of the period--John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and Betty Friedan--bringing each to life with subtle detail. He introduces the reader to lesser-known incidents of the decade and offers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815632215
• ISBN13: 9780815632214
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"