Chronicles Lyndon Johnson's life during the twelve years he served in the United States Senate, from 1949 to 1960, discussing his influence on a variety of controversial and influential issues.
A treasury of approximately fifty interviews with ordinary Americans drawn from eight earlier works by Terkel published between 1967 and 1995, providing a chronicle of the country from the 1920s through the 1990s.
Traces the rapid fall of imperialism and the rise of new nations. Follows the intensifying Cold War and its flashpoints in Berlin, Korea, Cuba, and Vietnam. Highlights the growing power of the civil rights movement, feminism and the Youth Explosion.
Examines the issues effecting Canadian society since 1984 including the economic relationship with the United States, the issue of Quebec sovereignty, UN peacekeeping missions, the creation of the Inuit territory of Nunavut, and their response to the September 11th terrorist attacks in the U.S.
Examines the history, landscape, climate, and natural resources of Australia, and discusses changes that are occurring in the country's population, environment, society, and economy.
Chronicles the history and events that took place in Canada between 1960 and 1984 including Quebec's fight to become independent from Canada, 1967 World's Fair, the adoption of the Canadian flag, and more.
