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Author:

Stebenne, David, author.

Title:

Promised land : how the rise of the middle class transformed America, 1929-1968 / David Stebenne.

Edition:

First Scribner hardcover edition.

Publisher:

Scribner,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

xix, 311 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

Middle class--United States--History--20th century.
United States--Social conditions--20th century.
United States--Economic conditions--20th century.
United States--History--20th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction -- A dream deferred -- Roosevelt to the rescue -- Hour of discontent -- The good war -- Postwar fog -- The middle-class model -- Cracks in the foundation -- Trying to cope -- Things fall apart -- The era in retrospect.

Summary:

"A timely work of groundbreaking history explains how the American middle class ballooned at mid-century until it dominated the nation, showing who benefited and what brought the expansion to an end"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1982102713
9781982102715
1982102705
9781982102708

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1138701387

LCCN:

2020004827

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

BVPE851 -- Nevada Public Library (Nevada)