Can I read American War Library - The Home Front: The Cold War in the United States (American War Library) on EtoBox?

American War Library - The Home Front: The Cold War in the United States (American War Library) by Geoffrey A Campbell is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is American War Library - The Home Front: The Cold War in the United States (American War Library) about?

<p>examines How The Cold War Period In America, Lasting Roughly Fifty Years Following World War Ii, Was A Contradictory Time Of Prosperity And Optimism Coupled With Concerns Over ...</p><h3>children's Literature</h3><p>during The Cold War Americans Experienced Extreme Emotional Highs And Lows. The Euphoria Of Defeating The Axis Powers During World War Ii Was Relatively Quickly Replaced By A Sense Of Threat Embodied By The Forces Of World Communism. While An Arms Race Unfolded Americans Took Actions At Home To Counteract The Potentially Disastrous Effects Of Nuclear War. Backyard Defense Shelters Or Basement Stockpiles Of Preserved Foods Were One Fairly Typical Avenue For Coping With The Possibility Of Thermonuclear Destruction. Simultaneously, Insidious Acts Such As Those Of Senator Joseph Mccarthy Spurred On An Aura Of Fear And Suspicion That Colored Civil Rights Across The Land. At The Same Time As These International And National Events Took Place, Americans Were Moving To Newly Constructed Suburbs, Having Babies At A Record Rate, And Living A Life Of Prosperity. In <i>the Homefornt</i> Geoffrey Campbell Paints A Picture Of A Seemingly Bipolar America As Its People Struggled Wit

Author

Geoffrey A Campbell

Publisher

San Diego [Calif.]: Lucent Books

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9781590182130

Subjects

History, Young Adult, Fiction