All the People since 1945

Synopsis

Joy Hakim's All the People is a breathtaking journey through American life from the end of World War II to the present. It begins with Truman, an accidental president whose grandparents remembered the Civil War; it travels through contemporary American history with its wars and wonders; it considers the astonishing democratic potential of the information age; and it never loses sight of the American promise of freedom and equality for all. This updated edition covers, for the first time, the last years of the Bush administration, the economic rollercoaster that tore through the early years of the new century, America's role and responsibilities as the world's superpower, and Barack Obama's inauguration as 44th president of the United States.