{"product_id":"the-untold-history-of-the-united-states-volume-2-young-readers-edition-1945-1962-hardcover","title":"The Untold History of the United States, Volume 2: Young Readers Edition, 1945-1962 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOliver Stone\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePeter Kuznick\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEric Singer\u003c\/b\u003e (Adapted by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover America's secrets in this second of two volumes of the young readers' edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Untold History of the United States\u003c\/i\u003e, from Academy Award-winning director Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick, adapted by Eric Singer.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere is history as we know it. And there is history we should have known. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eComplete with poignant photos and little-known but vitally important stories, this second of two volumes traces how people around the world responded to the United States's rise as a superpower from the end of World War II through an increasingly tense Cold War and, eventually, to the brink of nuclear annihilation during the Cuban Missile Crisis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is not the kind of history taught in schools or normally presented on television or in popular movies. This riveting young readers volume challenges prevailing orthodoxies to reveal uncomfortable realities about the US role in heightening Cold War tensions. It also humanizes the experiences of diverse people, at home and abroad, who yearned for a more just, equal, and compassionate world. This volume will come as a breath of fresh air for students, teachers, and budding young historians hungry for different perspectives--which makes it a crucial counterpoint to today's history textbooks. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAdapted by high school and university educator Eric S. Singer from the bestselling book and companion to the documentary \u003ci\u003eThe Untold History of the United States\u003c\/i\u003e by Academy Award-winning director Oliver Stone and renowned historian Peter Kuznick, this volume gives young readers a powerful and provocative look at the US role in the Cold War. It also provides a blueprint for those concerned with shaping a better and more equitable future for people across the world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOliver Stone made such iconic films as \u003ci\u003ePlatoon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWall Street\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJFK\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBorn on the Fourth of July\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNatural Born Killers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNixon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSalvador\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eW.\u003c\/i\u003e, and is the author of the highly acclaimed memoir \u003ci\u003eChasing the Light\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePeter Kuznick is professor of history and director of the award-winning Nuclear Studies Institute at American University and is currently serving his sixth three-year term as distinguished lecturer with the Organization of American Historians. He has written extensively about science and politics, nuclear history, and Cold War culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEric S. Singer is a high school and university educator and historian of the Cold War in the United States. He served on the faculty of the University of Baltimore, where he taught about the Cold War's impact on ordinary Americans' lives as well as other social, political, and structural forces that shaped American culture over four centuries. He adapted for young readers Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick's \u003ci\u003eThe Untold History of the United States\u003c\/i\u003e and Martin J. Sherwin and Kai Bird's \u003ci\u003eAmerican Prometheus \u003c\/i\u003e(as \u003ci\u003eOppenheimer and the Atomic Bomb\u003c\/i\u003e). His work has been featured in Hamburg Institute for Social Research's \u003ci\u003eAngst im Kalten Krieg\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eFear in the Cold War\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eUrban History\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Baltimore Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTeen Vogue\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Baltimore Banner\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives outside Washington, DC, with his wife, daughter, and dog, Umji.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.2 x 7.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 15, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42443519131783,"sku":"9781481421768","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/ac5ab772368719119dd1bcc21cbaafb9.webp?v=1741766668","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-untold-history-of-the-united-states-volume-2-young-readers-edition-1945-1962-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}