The Glory and the Dream: A Narrative History of America, 1932-1972

The Glory and the Dream: A Narrative History of America, 1932-1972
by William Manchester

The Glory and the Dream: A Narrative History of America, 1932-1972
List Price: $29.95
Our Price: $23.76
You Save: $6.19 (21%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions


or

Book Summary Information

Author: William Manchester
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1984-07-01
ISBN: 0553345893
Number of pages: 1408
Publisher: Bantam

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

Book Review: The Hobo Philosopher
Summary: 5 Stars

The Glory and the Dream is a two volume set of over 1600 pages. Mr. Manchester calls it a narrative history of America. It covers the years from 1932 to 1972. And I mean "covers". There are 37 chapters, almost one for each year.
These two volumes, as with all history books, contain a wealth of information, but Mr. Manchester's books seem to contain more information, if that is possible, than other history books. He is overwhelming.
Every time I pick up one of his books I end up re-reading the whole thing. And for some reason the man's style is always able to keep my interest. His feelings and intensity come through and not necessarily with his prejudices attached. He is just a good writer, plain and simple.
This set begins in the year 1932 with the Bonus Army marching on Washington D.C. It is a fascinating and tragic tale.
The year 1932 was "rock bottom" for America and the Great Depression.
When I picked up this first volume I thought it was the most radical thing that I had ever read. I thought that the book contained every corruptible thing about America that had ever been written. But now I realize it is, more or less, plain old American History. Since that time I have read more and more corruptible things.
I think reading William Manchester's account of things is what set me off on reading history.
William was a marine and served in the Pacific in W.W.II. He refused to become an officer - which has to say something for his character.
His style makes reading a learning history a pleasure.

General Books

Book Subjects
Most talked about in General Books
The Glory and the Dream: A Narrative History of America, 1932-1972 ImageThe Glory and the Dream: A Narrative History of America, 1932-1972
by William Manchester
Bantam; Published: 1984-07-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $86.99
Slavery By Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II ImageSlavery By Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II
by Douglas A. Blackmon
Anchor; Published: 2009-01-13; Paperback; Book
Best price: $11.53
Price in other shops: $16.95
At Knit's End: Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much ImageAt Knit's End: Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much
HighBridge Company; Published: 2007-06-04; Audio CD; Book
Best price: $5.83
Price in other shops: $19.95
Titanic: An Illustrated History ImageTitanic: An Illustrated History
by Donald Lynch
Hyperion Books; Published: 1995-10; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $17.50
Price in other shops: $39.95
Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement ImageWalking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement
by John Lewis, Michael D'Orso
Harvest Books; Published: 1999-10-18; Paperback; Book
Best price: $3.85
Price in other shops: $16.00
Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13 ImageLost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13
by Jeffrey Kluger, James Lovell
Houghton Mifflin; Published: 1994-09-06; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $52.91
Ship Ablaze: The Tragedy of the Steamboat General Slocum ImageShip Ablaze: The Tragedy of the Steamboat General Slocum
by Ed O'Donnell
Broadway; Published: 2004-06-08; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.75
Price in other shops: $14.95
Little Britches: Father and I Were Ranchers ImageLittle Britches: Father and I Were Ranchers
by Ralph Moody
Bison Books; Published: 1991-09-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.00
Price in other shops: $14.95
A Man on the Moon ImageA Man on the Moon
by Andrew Chaikin
Penguin (Non-Classics); Published: 1998-04-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $2.99
Price in other shops: $18.00
Seabiscuit ImageSeabiscuit
by Laura Hillenbrand
Random House Audio; Published: 2003-06-05; Audio CD; Book
Best price: $12.87
Price in other shops: $29.95
Similar Books and other products
The Glory and the Dream  Vol 1 & 2 ImageThe Glory and the Dream Vol 1 & 2
Little, Brown & Company; Published: 1974; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $125.00
Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America ImageNixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America
by Rick Perlstein
Scribner; Published: 2008-05-13; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $23.26
Price in other shops: $37.50
The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Alone, 1932-1940 ImageThe Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Alone, 1932-1940
by William Manchester
Delta; Published: 1989-09-03; Paperback; Book
Best price: $10.95
Price in other shops: $23.00
A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present (P.S.) ImageA People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present (P.S.)
by Howard Zinn
Harper Perennial Modern Classics; Published: 2005-08-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $10.58
Price in other shops: $18.95
The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Alone 1932-1940 ImageThe Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Alone 1932-1940
by William Manchester
Little, Brown and Company; Published: 1988-10-28; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $23.89
Price in other shops: $50.00
The Best and the Brightest ImageThe Best and the Brightest
by David Halberstam
Ballantine Books; Published: 1993-10-26; Paperback; Book
Best price: $9.55
Price in other shops: $16.95
American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur 1880 - 1964 ImageAmerican Caesar: Douglas MacArthur 1880 - 1964
by William Manchester
Little, Brown and Company; Published: 1978-09-30; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $21.99
Price in other shops: $50.00
The Arms of Krupp: The Rise and Fall of the Industrial Dynasty that Armed Germany at War ImageThe Arms of Krupp: The Rise and Fall of the Industrial Dynasty that Armed Germany at War
by William Manchester
Back Bay Books; Published: 2003-03-04; Paperback; Book
Best price: $9.89
Price in other shops: $24.99
Goodbye, Darkness: A Memoir of the Pacific War ImageGoodbye, Darkness: A Memoir of the Pacific War
by William Manchester
Back Bay Books; Published: 2002-04-12; Paperback; Book
Best price: $6.73
Price in other shops: $16.99
A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance Portrait of an Age ImageA World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance Portrait of an Age
by William Manchester
Back Bay Books; Published: 1993-06-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.67
Price in other shops: $15.95