American High: The Years Of Confidence, 1945-60

by William L. O'Neill

Where others have viewed the fifties as an era of conformity, William O'Neill sees a confident time of buoyant expectations and rare national unity.

Genres: History

321 pages, Paperback

First published March 27, 1989

About the author

William L. O'Neill was an historian specializing in 20th century America. He earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan and his doctorate at the University of California, Berkeley. He taught at the universities of Pittsburgh, Colorado and Wisconsin before accepting a position at Rutgers University in 1971, where he taught until his retirement in 2006.

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[Rebecca Crunden]

⤑ research tag: in an effort to organise my shelves, I’m going to be labelling the books I’m using for study purposes as I tend to dip in and out of these.