Oh, beautiful
an American family in the 20th century
1st ed.
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Author
Publication
2010 - [publisher not identified], [Place of publication not identified], No place, unknown, or undetermined
Language
English
Word Count
124,250 words, Guess
Page Count
497 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL26650438M
- ISBN-139781451508017
- ISBN-101451508018
- OCLC Control Number711790142
- OCLC Control Numberunset0000unse_e2o7
Classifications
- DDC929.20973
- LCCCS71.G5794 2010
Description
An extended Italian immigrant family clings to community life amid tragedy, the Spanish flu, Prohibition, and the Great Depression. A broken Polish immigrant family leaves a legacy of heartbreak, separation, Civilian Conservation Corps redemption, and World War II heroism. From these dissimilar backgrounds emerges a quintessential American family, one whose members embody the conflicting social movements of their times: a staunchly Catholic Polish immigrant U.S. Marine Corps father, an emotionally effusive Italian mother, an Oliver North son, a Hillary Clinton daughter, a mentally ill sister, a jock brother, a lesbian rocker, and a gay male activist. In an era of bitter cultural polarization, Oh, Beautiful: An American Family in the 20th Century celebrates what has kept America together. This true story is a gripping portrait of an American family and an evocative documentation of nearly 100 years of American history.
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