description: Home 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.
language: English
title: Home Fires an Intimate Portrait of One
titlecomplete: Home Fires an Intimate Portrait of One
genres: History, Biography, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 148
awards: awardedAt: 694252800000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: General Nonfiction
publisher: Harpercollins Publisher