Reviews for The Glory and the Dream- Part B: A Narrative History of America, 1932-1972

The average rating for The Glory and the Dream- Part B: A Narrative History of America, 1932-1972 based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-09-26 00:00:00 Constance Jarrett A remarkable overview in sporadic detail. As reminder volumes they serve as terrific "oh yeah" opportunities as opposed to "ah hah" moments. While Manchester was outrageously thorough and he strings facts to narrative to detail to reflection in a masterly fashion, at the end of the day anything this massive overwhelms one's ability to parse, well anything. This is the second time i have gone through these, and again i wished i could hold this much in my working memory all the time. Just brilliant. Toward the end of the second volume, as he leaves the Korean conflict, the writing goes from dated to didactic, as he treats pop culture and youth culture with the objectivity of a rich grumpy neighbor chasing kids out of his his truly impressive yard. But it is quite a yard.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-12-11 00:00:00 Christy Kennedy Easy read and engaging narration of historical events.