1953-1961

Chronicles the civil rights struggle from the Eisenhower years through the assassination of President Kennedy.

Presents primary source materials covering postwar peace and isolationism, the growth of the fear of Communism, the Cold War, and new realizations about the atomic age.

Contains excerpts from memoirs, diaries, letters, newspapers, speeches, advertisements, and other primary sources that provide eyewitness reports on the 1950s in America; and features introductory essays, chronologies, period illustrations and photographs, and brief biographies of key individuals.

Chronicles the life of Dwight D. Eisenhower and examines his presidency, describing it as one of "missed opportunities" and discussing such topics as school desegregation, McCarthyism, and work on a nuclear test-ban treaty with the Soviet Union.

A comprehensive analysis of the failed U.S. attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro at the Bay of Pigs and how the decisions made by the Kennedy administration later influenced military action during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Examines the views and decision processes of 34th President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Describes the American experience since World War II.

Examines the life and accomplishments of Dwight D. Eisenhower, a World War II hero who served as the thirty-fourth president of the United States, and includes a glossary, chronology, and references.

Discusses the culture and historical events of the 1950s, covering the media, leisure, and such incidents as the Korean War, civil rights, the Hungarian uprising, and the polio vaccine.