The Crosswinds of Freedom, 1932–1988

A Pulitzer Prize winner’s “immensely readable” history of the United States from FDR’s election to the final days of the Cold War ( Publishers Weekly ). The Crosswinds of Freedom is an articulate and incisive examination of the United States during its rise to become the world’s sole superpower. Here is a young democracy transformed by the Great Depression, the Second World War, the Cold War, the rapid pace of technological change, and the distinct visions of nine presidents. Spanning fifty-six