Only In America

by Harry Lewis Golden

Book Overview

* First book to comprehensively examine the War on Terror's impact on civil society * Contributors include well-known scholars in IR, political science and security studies Following George W. Bush's... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0006AVIZA
• ISBN13: 9781199537744
• Release Date: January 1958
• Publisher: World
• Length: 317 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A fun yet serious read

This warm-hearted look at American life by Harry Golden (1902-1981) makes for humorous yet serious reading. The book is a compilation of anecdotes and pieces drawn from the Carolina Israelite, the author's little Charlotte (North Carolina) newspaper with a national reputation. The anecdotes range from a couple sentences to several pages, with most being about one page or less in length. These anecdotes cover a gamut of issues including family life, sex, tradition, New York City, small towns, Jewish life, the Church, immigration, segregation, and other facets of U.S. life. Readers can learn much from Golden, who was blessed with writing talent, a good memory, and common sense. This book is largely humorous and nostalgic, but at times is quite serious. So was his newspaper, which was one of the few in the south that dared to oppose segregation in the 1950's. Golden was raised in New York City before moving as an adult (with a record) to Charlotte, North Carolina. His small paper had a national following, and was said to be popular among Christian clergy. This best-selling 1958 book was followed by FOR 2 CENTS PLAIN, ENJOY, ENJOY, plus several other volumes.