1945-1989

Chroncles the life and careers of former United States President George H.W. Bush.

"The ... political memoir of Barney Frank, former House Representative from Massachusetts (Democrat) and a pioneering, openly gay politician"--Provided by publisher.

"... argues that the story of Christian America begins with the Great Depression, when a coalition of businessmen and religious leaders united in opposition to the New Deal. As Kruse shows, corporations from General Motors and Kraft Foods to J.C. Penney and Hilton Hotels poured money into the coffers of conservative religious leaders, who in turn used those funds to attack FDR's New Deal administration as a program of 'pagan statism' that perverted the central tenet of Christianity: the salvation of the individual"--Provided by publisher.

A history of how Communism took over Eastern Europe after World War II and transformed the individuals who came under its sway.

Collects the speeches of television journalist Bill Moyers on topics such as democracy, freedom, history, the media, politics, and religion.

The author examines racial inequality in American during the twentieth century, and discusses economic policies enacted during the 1930s designed to discriminate against minority groups.

Presents evidence from U.S. and Soviet intelligence files to support the author's argument that the FBI's failure to find and convict Soviet agents in the 1940s and 1950s was due largely to its concentration on ferreting out communists through illegal means.