Oxford History of the United States Restless Giant: The United States from Watergate to Bush V. Gore, (Paperback)

from stillatim

A perfectly readable summary of political and cultural happenings between, as the subtitle puts it, the end of Nixon to the start of Bush II. Readable, but deeply unsatisfying, since Patterson is unwilling to actually exercise any judgement--this is a chronicle, not history. There's no causation ...

from Schmerguls

5519. Restless Giant The United States from Watergate to Bush v. Gore, by James T. Patterson (read 15 Dec 2017) This is the 11th volume of The Oxford History of the United States, and I have read nine of the 11 and no doubt will seek to read the ones I have not read. This volume deals with a peri...

from Schmerguls

5519. Restless Giant The United States from Watergate to Bush v. Gore, by James T. Patterson (read 15 Dec 2017) This is the 11th volume of The Oxford History of the United States, and I have read nine of the 11 and no doubt will seek to read the ones I have not read. This volume deals with a peri...