Giants in their time : representative Americans from the Jazz Age to the Cold War / Norman K. Risjord.

Author/creator Risjord, Norman K.
Format Book
Publication InfoLanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, ©2006.
Descriptionx, 259 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

SeriesRepresentative Americans
Risjord, Norman K. Representative Americans. ^A591047
Contents Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington : the Jazz Age -- Aime Semple McPherson : Jazz Age religion -- Samuel Insull and the great crash -- Herbert Hoover and the crisis of American individualism -- Harry Hopkins : quintessential New Dealer -- John L. Lewis : labor hero and public villain -- Mickey Mouse : laughter in hard times -- Monica Sone, Richard Nishimoto, and Daniel K. Inoye : the Nisei Japanese experience -- General George C. Marshall : duty bound -- Rosie the riveter : four lives -- J. Robert Oppenheimer : father of the atomic bomb.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2005017389
ISBN0742527840 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0742527859 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks CT220 .R57 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold