A Progressive History of American Democracy Since 1945: American Dreams, Hard Realities offers a social, political, and cultural history of the United States since World War II.
- Excellent synthesis of the period's history from a progressive point of view
- Incorporates huge amounts of new scholarship
- Written in a sprightly and accessible style that will engage students and the general reader alike
- Contemporary relevance will make the book attractive to faculty and students, as well as the more general reader
A gifted storyteller, Magoc fills his narrative with emblematic details.
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
A gifted storyteller, Magoc fills his narrative with emblematic details.
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Listen to Chris Magoc discuss the book with The American Tapestry Project on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ZsdoEHhVbqexLyCiO7pM0?si=2_5BG8JnQyyzEAdi1x10jw&nd=1
Chris J. Magoc is Professor of History at Mercyhurst University in Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
1. A People's War and the Dawn an American Century 2. Containing Communism, Advancing the American System 3. Affluence and Angst: The Politics and Culture of Cold War America 4. Through the Looking Glass: Discontent and Rebellion in the Fifties 5. Let Us Begin: The Promise of the Early 1960s 6. Mississippi to Saigon: The Tragedy of Lyndon Johnson and the Turning of the Sixties 7. People of This Generation: The New Left and the Counter-culture 8. 1968: The Rupture 9. Richard Nixon and the Resilience of American Democracy 10. Confronting Limits, Turning Right 11. The Reagan Revolution 12. The End of Nothing: History Lurches On 13. America Under Attack