The Fifties: An Underground History by James R. Gaines

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4.25
informative inspiring medium-paced

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4.0
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2.0
Louis Menand's 'The Free World' covered a lot of the same material as this one in a much more interesting and fulfilling way. Luckily it's fairly short but that's one of the shortcomings.

blakeridenour's review

3.5
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Overall not bad, there were some parts that I found to be incorrect (I.e. said Sen. Pat McCarran was a Republican - he was a lifelong Democrat). But was a good base level history of some influential figures. I struggled to understand what truly happened in the 50s and what was pre or post dating that era so that felt somewhat confusing throughout. But I think the author got to the essence of why they influenced the era that succeeded the fifties nonetheless. 
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4.5
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4.0
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2.0
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4.0
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5.0
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4.0
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