Oh, beautiful
Subtitle: an American family in the 20th century
By: John Paul Godges
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: [publisher not identified]
Published: 2010
Place of publication: [Place of publication not identified]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 497
ISBN-13: 9781451508017
Subjects: Social life and customs; Polish Americans; Genealogy; Polish American families; Americanization; Italian American families; Italian Americans; Biography
Description: An extended Italian immigrant family clings to community life amid tragedy, the Spanish flu, Prohibition, and the Great Depression. A broken Polish immigrant family leaves a legacy of heartbreak, separation, Civilian Conservation Corps redemption, and World War II heroism. From these dissimilar backgrounds emerges a quintessential American family, one whose members embody the conflicting social movements of their times: a staunchly Catholic Polish immigrant U.S. Marine Corps father, an emotionally effusive Italian mother, an Oliver North son, a Hillary Clinton daughter, a mentally ill sister, a jock brother, a lesbian rocker, and a gay male activist. In an era of bitter cultural polarization, Oh, Beautiful: An American Family in the 20th Century celebrates what has kept America together. This true story is a gripping portrait of an American family and an evocative documentation of nearly 100 years of American history.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 487-495).
Table of contents: title: Part one: Newcomers; title: The great war; title: One kind of depression; title: another kind of depression; title: Guam; title: California dreamin'; title: Part two: Assimilation; title: Baby boom; title: Riots; title: Heartland; title: Part Three: Going separate ways; title: Counterculture; title: Gay liberation; title: The AIDS epidemic; title: Divorce court; title: The women's movement; title: Return to Guam; title: Part four: Coming back together; title: The anniversary.