1945-1953

An account of the life of Harry Truman and his family, focusing on his years as president and the beginning of the Cold War.

A biography of the thirty-third president of the United States.

Contains over six hundred alphabetically arranged entries that provide information on topics, terms, people, and events of the 1950s in the United States and Canada, each with suggestions for further reading, and includes category, personage, photo, and subject indexes, as well as a time line, and other reference lists.

Radio actor Iron Rinn, an idealistic Communist who emerged from service in World War II committed to making the world a better place, finds his dreams and his life in ruins when his wife, Eva Frame, confides to a gossip columnist that her husband was once a spy for the Soviet Union.

Provides a general overview of the most prominent personalities and issues of the McCarthy era of U.S. history, covering the years of 1946 to 1954 when rumors and accusations of Communism became a dominant issue in American politics.

Chronicles Harry Truman's life and presidency, describing his youth in Missouri, his marriage to Bess, the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan, the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan, and his final years.

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.

Examines significant people and events in the history of the United States during the 1940s, covering disasters, entertainment, trends, politics, the arts, science and technology, sports, society, economy, fashion, and activities. Includes a time line, glossary, and photographs.