A Long Cold War

In A Long Cold War , significant events are recorded in or two sentences, as you may have read the headlines at the time. Some major events are expanded to a paragraph or more to give the reader a sense of their complexity, impact and importance. Along with election news, headlines from the war in Vietnam, the ups and downs of racial de-segregation, and a hint of CIA activity, summaries are presented of the average salaries and prices. Each year also has summaries of what Americans were watching