Home Fires: An Intimate Portrait of One Middle-class Family in Postwar AmericaHome Fires is a brilliant chronicle of the cultural transformations of postwar America as reflected in the experiences of Sam and Eve Gordon, and of their four children, who grow up to shatter their parents' American Dream. Katz deftly juxtaposes day-to-day family life with landmark public events to create a rich and revealing portrait of America from FDR to Bush. Photographs. |
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Page 68
... knew when to speak and when to smile . Sam thought Eisenhower might have the stuff of " greatness " that Sam knew to be within the grasp of American presidents because he had lived in the time of Roosevelt . Sam considered Eisen- hower ...
... knew when to speak and when to smile . Sam thought Eisenhower might have the stuff of " greatness " that Sam knew to be within the grasp of American presidents because he had lived in the time of Roosevelt . Sam considered Eisen- hower ...
Page 186
... knew that she changed around Sam . She really was a bitch , just like he said . And she knew him well enough to get to him where he was least well defended . But a basic instinct told her that only when she convinced him that she was as ...
... knew that she changed around Sam . She really was a bitch , just like he said . And she knew him well enough to get to him where he was least well defended . But a basic instinct told her that only when she convinced him that she was as ...
Page 292
... knew of the Judaism of his Mama Yetta he'd derived entirely from a trip to New York City to see Fid- dler on the Roof and from his observation that her faith seemed to be largely compounded of superstition and fear . The Holocaust still ...
... knew of the Judaism of his Mama Yetta he'd derived entirely from a trip to New York City to see Fid- dler on the Roof and from his observation that her faith seemed to be largely compounded of superstition and fear . The Holocaust still ...
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