The Crosswinds of Freedom

A Pulitzer Prize winner?s ?immensely readable? history of the United States from FDR?s election to the final days of the Cold War (Publishers Weekly). ? The Crosswinds of Freedom is an articulate and incisive examination of the United States during its rise to become the world?s sole superpower. Here is a young democracy transformed by the Great Depression, the Second World War, the Cold War, the rapid pace of technological change, and the distinct visions of nine presidents. Spanning fifty-six years and touching on many corners of the nation?s complex cultural tapestry, Burns?s work is a remarkable look at the forces that gave rise to the ?American Century.? ?