War Babies
Author | : Richard Pells |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 2014-08-01 |
ISBN-13 | : 0990669807 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780990669807 |
Rating | : 4/5 (07 Downloads) |
Download or read book War Babies written by Richard Pells and published by . This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " War Babies: The Generation That Changed America " examines the lives and careers of Americans born between 1939 and 1945. No one has written such a book about this generation. " War Babies " deals especially with musicians and composers like Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, and Simon and Garfunkel; with film directors like Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese; with actors like Al Pacino and Robert De Niro; with athlete/activists like Muhammad Ali; with journalists like Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein; and with politicians like John Kerry and Nancy Pelosi. These are the people who continue to shape our lives and cultures in the 21st century.