David halberstams most popular book is the breaks of the game. David halberstam was a pulitzer prizewinning journalist and the author of numerous books, including the best and the brightest, the powers that be, the reckoning, summer of 49, playing for keeps, and war in a time of peace. After halberstam s death, the book project was taken over by frank gifford, who played for the losing new york giants in the 1958 game, and was titled the glory game, published by harpercollins in october 2008 with an introduction dedicated to david halberstam. Halberstams extensive look at the usa in the 1950s and how mccarthyism, the birth of rock and roll and the cold war shaped and influences america today size.
Halberstam feels that franklin roosevelt was still influencing events some time after his demise. David halberstam was a journalist who died in a car accident in 2007 at the age of 73. Changing topics with each chapter makes the book less intimidating than the 800 page size implies. June 1, 1993 in the best and the brightest, the powers that be, and the reckoning, halberstam proved that he can master intimidating subjects with aplomband in this massive tome on a convulsive decade in american life, he meets with equal success. It was published by ballantine books and has a total of 816 pages in the book. David halberstam was born on april 10, 1934 in new york city, new york, usa. David halberstam books list of books by author david halberstam. Possible ex library copy, with all the markingsstickers of. Published in 1993 by villard books, book and mylar protected dust jacket are fine. Halberstam offers no explicit themes or theses, but if there is an overarching implicit theme, it is the fifties not as a. He won the pulitzer prize in journalism for his coverage of the vietnam war, and his book the best and the brightest is considered by many one of the best books on the politicians, military men, and events of.
The author also examines the librarys important role in the city since 1872 and the construction of the. He was married to jean sandness butler and elzbieta czyzewska. Pulitzer prizes omitted in drama, fiction, music may 5, 1964 halberstam won the pulitzer prize for journalism for his coverage of the vietnam conflict for the new york times. David halberstam 19342007 was a pulitzer prizewinning journalist and bestselling author. David halberstams the fifties will come to rest on many bookshelves sand wiched between code.
Halberstams premise is that vast changes had occurred in american society in the 15 years that. Stories so fraught with hatred and hope, violence and suffering, fear and courage, that one reads the book gripping it with both hands, almost afraid to turn the page. As journalist david halberstam shows in his latest work, events and key personalities during the 50s not. Made aware ofthe intent, the reader wonders what exactly halberstam finds in the fifties that explains why the sixties happened. Buy a cheap copy of the fifties book by david halberstam. The fifties, given its subtext, doesnt require the fiery drive or the coruscating words of his power politics books, and instead takes us through an amble across a decade. Ideologically speaking, the years that david halberstam brings to life in the. This book is a sweeping social, political, economic, and cultural history of the ten year period that determined what our nation is today. The fifties by david halberstam is a historical exploration of the 1950s, a decade full of change and promise while being overshadowed by the threat of the cold war. She continues, destroying a cultures books is sentencing it to something worse than death. The fifties by david halberstam, 9780449909331, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
Apr 24, 2007 david halberstam was born on april 10, 1934, in new york city, to an army surgeon, dr. David mc cullough tom wolfe stephen e ambrose doris kearns goodwin joseph j ellis jon krakauer michael lewis simon winchester jim bouton, leonard schecter cormac mc carthy. Joe mccarthy, the young martin luther king, the korean war and levittown, jack kerouac and elvis presley. The fifties is a sweeping social, political, economic, and cultural history of the ten years that halberstam regards as seminal in determining what our nation is today. The fifties is a sweeping social, political, economic, and cultural history of the ten years that david halberstam regards as seminal in determining what our. The fifties 1993 is a history book by david halberstam centered on the decade of the 1950s in the united states. Halberstam not only gives us the titans of the age eisenhower, dulles, oppenheimer. Apr 19, 2020 david halberstam, born april 10, 1934, new york, new york, u.
Halberstam, and a schoolteacher, blanche levy halberstam. Pages contain marginal notes, underlining, and or highlighting. Halberstam tells us that he thinks of the powers that bewhich began as a somewhat more modest enterprise than it turned out to beas a study of the rise of the modern media and their effect on the way we perceive events. The fifties is a sweeping social, political, economic, and cultural history of the ten years that david halberstam regards as seminal in determining what our nation is today. Trumans stunning presidential victory in 1948 against thomas e.
The book backs up a bit into the late 1940s to get a handle on the politics of the fifties. Recommended for anyone interested in history and especially for those capable of connecting the dots from the 50s to the 60s, to the 70s and beyond. Books by david halberstam author of the breaks of the game. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. He is best known for both his courageous coverage of the vietnam war for the new york times, as well as for his twentyone nonfiction bookswhich cover a wide array of topics, from the plight of detroit and the auto industry to the captivating origins of baseballs fiercest rivalry. David halberstam books list of books by author david. Nearly everything in this book either signals or symbolizes a. Eisenhower dulles, oppenheimer, macarthur, hoover, and nixon, but also of harley earl, who put fins on cars. America and the korean war, and the best and the brightest, and more on. Halberstam writes of the decade in a clear, fastmoving prose, and despite the books enormous bulk, is actually a remarkably fast read. He died on april 23, 2007 in menlo park, california, usa. Truman s stunning presidential victory in 1948 against thomas e. Dick and mac mcdonald and ray kroc, who massproduced.
Pages can include considerable notesin pen or highlighterbut the notes cannot obscure the text. He went on to become the bestselling author of more than 20 meticulously researched books. Rather than using a straightforward linear narrative, halberstam separately profiles many of the notable trends and people of the post world war ii era, starting with harry s. A maxim that underscored journalist david halberstams work ethic was that being a professional meant doing the work one loved on the days one didnt feel like doing it. David halberstams book was immensely fascinating, organized beautifully, and i was captivated the entire time.
He was a writer, known for rowing through 1996, the fifties 1997 and in the year of the pig 1968. In playing for keeps, david halberstam takes the first full measure of michael jordans epic career, one of the great american stories of our time. The fifties is a sweeping social, political, economic, and cultural history of the 10 years that halberstam regards as seminal in determining what our nation is today. The fifties by david halberstam incredibly interesting. It is the decade of joe mccarthy and the young martin luther king, the korean war and levittown, jack kerouac and elvis presley. In retrospect, writes david halberstam, the pace of the fifties seemed slower, almost languid. Halberstam offers portraits of not only the titans of the age. This decade is also the focus of david halberstam s triumphant the fifties, which stands as an enduring classic and was an instant new york times bestseller upon its publication. He talked about the social climate of the 1950s including the effects of the spread of television across the country, the introduction of situational comedies, the birth control pill, senator joseph. Books by david halberstam writers similar to david halberstam. The book is not about the decade on a global scale, but merely the fifties in america. It was fun to read david halberstam s book the fifties, and it brought back a flood of memories. He was an insightful critic of the war, but in the early stages of american military involvement he said that vietnam was a legitimate part of americas global commitment and as a strategic. Halberstam s latest book, the fifties, is no less in scope.
This decade includes an eclectic mix of people and events. The next century by halberstam, david and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The fifties commences with americas anxious response to entering the atomic age. As a reporter for the new york times, halberstam won a pulitzer prize for his coverage of vietnam, where he was a correspondent, 196264. The fifties were a defining decade for america, complete with sweeping cultural change and political upheaval. The next century by halberstam, david and a great selection of related books. David halberstam has 69 books on goodreads with 144700 ratings.
David halberstam was born on april 10, 1934, in new york city, to an army surgeon, dr. The title of this book is the fifties and it was written by david halberstam. David halberstam was a pulitzer prizewinning journalist and the author of numerous books, including the best and the brightest, the powers that be, the. Happily for his readers, david halberstam, the author of the best and the brightest and a string of best sellers, is a great reporter.
He won the pulitzer prize in journalism for his coverage of the vietnam war, and his book the best and the brightest is considered by many one of the best books on the politicians, military men, and events of the vietnam war. David halberstam, born april 10, 1934, new york, new york, u. Pulitzer prizewinning journalist halberstam the fifties, 1993, etc. The fifties was his pop book published in 93 in between the next century and october, 1964. Rather than using a straightforward linear narrative, halberstam separately profiles many of the notable trends and people of the postworld war ii era, starting with harry s. It is sentencing it to seem as if it never happened. Available is a signed 1st ed2nd prtg, w complete numberline 98765432 but lacking first edition statement, of the fifties by the late david halberstam. The fifties is a sweeping social, political, economic, and cultural hi.
The riveting story of how two very different baseball teams, reflective of the times in america, got to the 1964 world series. Richard rovere new york times, april 22, 1979 this book is as relevant today as it was 38 years ago. Halberstams latest book, the fifties, is no less in scope. Halberstam, including titles like the fundamentals of sports media and sponsorship sales. When i came across it in a used bookstore in pacific beach, san diego, i was first put off by its size. A narrative of astonishing power and human drama, brimming with revealing anecdotes and penetrating insights, the audiobook chronicles the forces in jordans life that have shaped him into historys greatest basketball player and the larger forces. The story is dramatic, but the book is far too long. This decade is also the focus of david halberstams triumphant the fifties, which stands as an enduring classic and was an instant new york times bestseller upon its publication. Books by david halberstam authors like david halberstam. What he spends most of his time doing is presenting the 50s as a series of minibiographies a sort of dictionary of national biography for the decade. More than a survey of the decade, it is a masterfully woven examination of farreaching change, from the unexpected popularity of holiday inn to the marketing savvy. It was fun to read david halberstams book the fifties, and it brought back a flood of memories. When i look back on the decade, what i remember most was my fear of thermonuclear war, which looked like a distinct possibility after sputnik was launched in 1957 and francis gary powers and his u2 aircraft were downed by the russians in 1959. See all books authored by david halberstam, including the coldest winter.
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