Our Country The Shaping of America from Roosevelt to Reagan
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- Audio > Audio books
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- English
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- non.fiction history
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- May 24, 2015
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Our Country: The Shaping of America from Roosevelt to Reagan https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1387740193l/1178083.jpg In this rare, sweeping history, Michael Barone draws from deep within the political and social record of modern America, from election returns, political polls, news reports, census extracts, and statistical abstracts, to tell the story of how the country of our parents and of our grandparents became our country. Barone's account of the rise of the prosperous and powerful nation which we know today points out that the single most significant issue to dominate American politics in this century is that of who really is an American. Gone are the vaunted battles over the distribution of wealth and income. In their place are the powerfully rooted political battles fought between America's cultural poles: its racial and ethnic groups, its urban liberals and small town conservatives, its state's rightists and centrists, and ultimately also between advocates of culturally diverse positions and lifestyles. Besides his extensive knowledge of the historical record, his portrayal of individual participants, from FDR and Ronald Reagan through labor leader John L. Sullivan and civil rights leader A. Philip Randolph, adds color and dimension to the narrative as it moves into contemporary times. Written by: Michael Barone Narrated by: William Lavelle Length: 39 hrs and 58 mins Unabridged Audiobook Release Date:01-01-92 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc