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The gifted generation : when government was good /

In The Gifted Generation, a fresh interpretation of post-World War II America, historian David Goldfield examines the generation immediately after the war. He argues that the federal government was instrumental in the great economic, social and environmental progress of the era. Following the sacrif...

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Main Author:	Goldfield, David R., 1944- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Bloomsbury USA, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, [2017]
Subjects:	United States > History > 1945- United States > Social conditions > 1945- Social change > United States > History > 20th century. United States > Politics and government > 1945-1989. United States > Politics and government > 1989- Baby boom generation > Attitudes. Federal government > United States > Public opinion. Public investments > United States > Public opinion. Public opinion > United States. HISTORY / Social History. HISTORY / United States / 20th Century. LAW / Government / Federal.

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