Oh, beautiful : an American family in the 20th century by Godges, John instant download

Oh, beautiful : an American family in the 20th century by Godges, John instant download

xvii, 497 pages, [14] pages of plates : 21 cm, An extended Italian immigrant family clings to community life amid tragedy, the Spanish flu, Prohibition, and the Great Depression. A broken Polish immigrant family leaves a legacy of heartbreak, separation, Civilian Conservation Corps redemption, and World War II heroism. From these dissimilar backgrounds emerges a quintessential American family, one whose members embody the conflicting social movements of their times: a staunchly Catholic Polish immigrant U.S. Marine Corps father, an emotionally effusive Italian mother, an Oliver North son, a Hillary Clinton daughter, a mentally ill sister, a jock brother, a lesbian rocker, and a gay male activist. In an era of bitter cultural polarization, Oh, Beautiful: An American Family in the 20th Century celebrates what has kept America together. This true story is a gripping portrait of an American family and an evocative documentation of nearly 100 years of American history, Includes bibliographical references (pages 487-495), Part one: Newcomers -- The great war -- One kind of depression -- another kind of depression -- Guam -- California dreamin' -- Part two: Assimilation -- Baby boom -- Riots -- Heartland -- Part Three: Going separate ways -- Counterculture -- Gay liberation -- The AIDS epidemic -- Divorce court -- The women's movement -- Return to Guam -- Part four: Coming back together -- The anniversary