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Book SynopsisAll the People, book ten of the award-winning series A History of US, covers US History from the end of World War II to the present. This updated edition covers, for the first time, events that have taken place in the past 6 years, focusing on Civil Rights and what Barack Obama's inauguration as 44th president of the United States means for this movement.
Table of ContentsPreface: About Democracy and Struggles ; Feature: Building America ; Over 50 chapters, including <"A Curtain of Iron,>" <"Liking Ike,>" <"Houses, Kids, Cars, and Fast Food,>" <"Rosa Parks was Tired,>" <"War in Southeast Asia,>" <"The Counterculture Rocks,>" Electing the 21st Century's First President,>" and <"War in Iraq>" ; Chronology of Events ; More Books to Read ; Picture Credits ; Index ; A Note from the Author ; Atlas