Todd S Purdum: 3 books
A Time of Our Choosing
America's War in Iraq
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014
The authoritative account of America's most controversial war since Vietnam, a conflict in which "shock and awe" were not confined to the battlefield
It was a war like no other the United States had ever fought. It began with the bombing of Saddam Hussein's bunker and ended with statues...
An Idea Whose Time Has Come
Two Presidents, Two Parties, and the Battle for the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
A top Washington journalist recounts the dramatic political battle to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the law that created modern America, on the fiftieth anniversary of its passage
It was a turbulent time in America—a time of sit-ins, freedom rides, a March on Washington and a governor...
Something Wonderful
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2018
A revelatory portrait of the creative partnership that transformed musical theater and provided the soundtrack to the American Century
They stand at the apex of the great age of songwriting, the creators of the classic Broadway musicals Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, and...