A review by llysenw
Decade of Nightmares: The End of the Sixties and the Making of Eighties America by Philip Jenkins

4.0

Absolutely excellent survey of the 60's, 70's and 80's. While I never thought my life experience would end up in a history book, I remember almost every one of the events here. The author does a fantastic job of tracing what happened in the 70's was presaged by the 60's and followed by the 80's and why the hedonistic 60's resulted in the near fascism of today. The breadth of the book is remarkable but only goes deep for key events. Still, that doesn't take away from any of the book's effect.

Excellent read.