Loss of innocence : America's scandals in the post-war years / Melvin E. Matthews.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Matthews, Melvin E., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Economic conditions.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (220 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York : Algora Publishing, [2019]

Summary:

"Loss of Innocence explores the sunny, innocent mood of post-War America and the budding skepticism that began to creep into the minds of an overly-credulous public in the 1950s. Taking the quiz show scandals of the 1950s and the U-2 spy incident of 1960 as examples, the book argues that these two events shook the public and began to erode their blind faith in government and institutions, creating a credibility gap that haunts us to this day"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The $64,000 question and the beginning of quiz mania (1955-1956)

Open skies and the beginning of the U-2 program (1954-1957)

Twenty-one, Herbert Stempel and Charles Van Doren (1956-1957)

Sputnik (1957-1958

Berlin, the "kitchen debate," and the "spirit of Camp David" (November 1958-September 1959)

The quiz show bubble bursts (1958-1959)

The U-2 bubble bursts

Tying up the loose ends (1960-1962)

Aftermath : the expanding credibility gap.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62894-356-4