All the People; Since 1945

by Hakim, Joy

• ISBN13: 9780199735532
• ISBN10: 0199735530
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-08-12
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

A History of US is a 10 volume, award winning series about the birth and development of the United States as related by master storyteller Joy Hakim. All the People, the last volume in the series, covers US History from the end of World War II to the present. This updated fourth edition covers, for the first time, events that have taken place in the past 6 years, including the 2008 election of Barack Obama and the signficance of this election. All the People focuses on Civil Rights in the last half of the 20th Century and the beginning of the 21st, ensuring that readers will have a firm grasp of the groundbreaking nature and lasting importance of this movement.

Throughout the book, which has been completely redesigned with a bold new look, Hakim portrays contemporary American life in a lively, engaging way. Readers will encounter fascinating stories about famous Americans Joe McCarthy, Martin Luther King, Jr. Richard Nixon, historical events the Vietnam War, the first man on the moon, and major cultural movements 1960s counterculture, feminism. Interspersed features provide further anecdotes about the characters that have shaped the last 65 years for instance, one conjectures about what Alan Greenspan might hide in his briefcase another discusses the life and times of Mark I, the world's first automatic computer. Sidebars, illustrations, definitions and quotes line the margins, providing illimitable sources of information and entertainment.

The fourth edition of All the People will continue the tradition of previous editions, serving as an invaluable entry into the history of this nation. Readers will never think of history as boring again.

Author Biography

A former teacher and editor, Joy Hakim won the prestigious James Michener Prize for A History of US, which has sold over 4 million copies nationwide.

Table of Contents

Preface: About Democracy and Struggles	p. 9
Feature: Building America	p. 10
The Making of a President	p. 13
A Major Leaguer	p. 18
A (Very Short) History of Russia	p. 23
A Curtain of Iron	p. 27
The Marshall Plan	p. 30
Feature: Israel and an American Peacemaker	p. 34
A ôLostö Election	p. 36
Spies	p. 40
Tail Gunner Joe	p. 44
Liking Ike	p. 49
Houses, Kids, Cars, and Fast Food	p. 54
French Indochina	p. 60
Separate but Unequal	p. 64
Feature: Jim Crow in the Far North	p. 66
Linda Brown-and Others	p. 68
Feature: Getting Integrated	p. 73
MLKs, Senior and Junior	p. 74
Rosa Parks Was Tired	p. 78
Three Boys and Six Girls	p. 83
Passing the Torch	p. 88
Feature: A Solitary Child	p. 90
Being President Isn't Easy	p. 93
Some Brave Children Meet a Roaring Bull	p. 97
Standing with Lincoln	p. 101
The President's Number	p. 105
LBJ	p. 109
The Biggest Vote in History	p. 112
Salt and Pepper the Kids	p. 116
A King Gets a Prize and Goes to Jail	p. 120
From Selma to Montgomery	p. 124
War in Southeast Asia	p. 128
Feature: An Unwilling Guest at The Hanoi Hilton	p. 131
Lyndon in Trouble	p. 133
Feature: A Farming Village in Vietnam	p. 136
Friedan, Schlafly, and Friends	p. 137
As Important as the Cotton Gin	p. 144
Picking and Picketing	p. 147
ôThese Are the Times That Try Men's Soulsö	p. 153
Feature: Civil Rights for Native Americans	p. 156
Up to the Mountain	p. 157
A New Kind of Power	p. 161
The Counterculture Rocks	p. 165
Nixon: Vietnam, China, and Watergate	p. 170
Feature: Mercury, Gemini, And Apollo	p. 176
A Congressman and a Peanut Farmer	p. 179
Taking a Leading Role	p. 182
Living on the Edge	p. 191
The End of the Cold War	p. 194
A Quilt, Not a Blanket	p. 198
Feature: The New Technology	p. 201
Is It Me or We?	p. 203
Feature: Picturing Ourselves	p. 206
The Land That Never Has Been Yet	p. 208
A Boy from Hope	p. 211
Politics and Values	p. 214
Feature: Covering Up…Or Just Plain Lying	p. 217
Electing the 21st Century's First President	p. 218
Of Colleges and Courts	p. 221
Big Ideas	p. 226
Feature: Watch That Briefcase!	p. 229
Catastrophe, War, and a New Century	p. 230
New York and the American Way	p. 236
War in Iraq	p. 238
Blowing in the Wind	p. 244
The Iraq War Contiues	p. 252
A Very Brief History of a Very Complex Place	p. 256
The Great Panic	p. 260
Both Lucky and Ready	p. 265
Feature: Not Your Ordinary Parents	p. 268
Yes, We Can!	p. 270
Feature: Joining The Supremes	p. 275
Where Are We Going? It's Up to Us.	p. 276
Feature: ôA Call To Actionö	p. 281
Chronology of Events	p. 282
More Books to Read	p. 284
Picture Credits	p. 286
Index	p. 288
A Note from the Author	p. 295
Atlas	p. 297
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