American History Prosperity Road: America, 1920-1945, from Hoover to Roosevelt, (Hardcover)

<p><b>A sweeping history of America during the tumultuous decades between the ends of World War I and World War II, when a mainly rural, isolationist republic was transformed into a nuclear superpower and the leader of the free world.</b></p><p>Through the prosperous 1920s and its culture wars to the Great Crash and Depression of the Thirties, the fits and starts of the New Deal, and then the all-consuming fight to defeat fascism in World War II, the twenty-five years from 1920 through 1945 witnessed the creation of what would be known as the American century. Two towering political figures, Herbert Hoover and Franklin D Roosevelt, dominated the politics of these years in which America underwent a breathtaking metamorphosis, with all its power and trade-offs: its predominance on the global stage, its increasingly imperial government, its unprecedented affluence, and its far-flung cultural influence.</p><p><i>Prosperity Road</i> captures in telling detail how war and the experiences of economic boom and bust shaped America's political expectations and its institutions. Written by acclaimed Cambridge historian Anthony J Badger, Prosperity Road is cultural, economic, and political history at its finest and most captivating.</p><p>Other books in the American History series include: </p><p><i>Ecstatic Nation</i> by Brenda Wineapple<br><i>Rebirth of a Nation</i> by Jackson Lears<br><i>Walking Giant</i> by David S. Reynolds<br><i>The Age of Reagan</i> by Sean Wilentz</p>

• American History Prosperity Road: America, 1920-1945, from Hoover to Roosevelt, (Hardcover)
• Author: Anthony J Badger
• ISBN: 9780060744755
• Format: Hardcover
• Publication Date: 2026-10-13
• Page Count: 480