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, listening to and reading in film, television, music and literature. The book can be read in its entirety in sequence or by each individual year to get a sense of what life was like at a specific point in history. It works as a historical reference, time line, or as a good read for the nostalgic or casual reader. It can be read in its entirety, in sequence or in parts, or year by year to get a sense of the specific times.