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Title: The Big Change: America Transforms Itself : 1900-1950 by Frederick Lewis Allen ISBN: 1-56000-639-0 Publisher: Transaction Publishers Pub. Date: 01 January, 1993 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3 (3 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Oh boy, how things change!
Comment: Well, this book was recommended to me by a teacher who was surprised by the fact I went through my US History class without learning much about the first half of the twentieth century. I only knew about the New Deal & FDR. This book is wonderful. It gives a more colorful perspective on the first half of the twentieth than a textbook could ever and what's ironic is it doesn't talk about the New Deal as much as my US History teacher did. From this book, I've learned more what America was like and who were the truly big movers and shakers, and it wasn't always the president! If you like history and you want to read something from someone who actually lived through the "big change" (and want to read something less formal that a textbook and chuckle about situations of the past), I truly recommend this book. What's even more ironic is the book I have was one of the original copies which only cost 85 cents. Now it's up to about $25. For a paperback! What a change!
Rating: 4
Summary: Good Historical Survey - OK Writing Style
Comment: Nice piece of work that does a good job of tracing the transformations that took place in the first half of the century. I found an old copy at a bookstore for $20 in mint condition...on-line you may find it cheaper at an auction. Writing style is a bit dry, so the book does plod in some places. Still, a good starter for anyone wanting to better understand the growth of the USA from rural/isolationist to global superpower.
Rating: 1
Summary: The pace of history slows down.
Comment: This book, published in the early 1950's, summarizes the changes to our society during the first half of the 20th century. Comparing these changes to those of the second half, it can be inferred that the pace of historical change has actually slowed down. The world is actually becoming more stable. A fascinating perspective on modern times
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Title: Only Yesterday : An Informal History of the 1920's (Perennial Classics) by Frederick L. Allen ISBN: 0060956658 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 25 July, 2000 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Since Yesterday : The 1930's in America, September 3, 1929 to September 3, 1939 by Frederick L. Allen ISBN: 0060913223 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 16 July, 1986 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: The Ancient Engineers by Lyon Sprague De Camp ISBN: 0345320298 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1980 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: American Dynasty: Aristocracy, Fortune, and the Politics of Deceit in the House of Bush by Kevin Phillips ISBN: 0670032646 Publisher: Viking Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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