
Restless Giant
The United States from Watergate to Bush v. Gore
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Robert Fass
Following up Grand Expectations in the Oxford History of the United States, Restless Giant provides a crisp, concise assessment of the 27 years between the resignation of Richard Nixon and the election of George W. Bush, in a sweeping narrative that seamlessly weaves together social, cultural, political, economic, and international developments.
In exploring a wide range of cultural, social, and economic concerns, Patterson and engrossing narrator Robert Fass show how the persistence of racial tensions, high divorce rates, alarm over crime, and urban decay all led many writers to portray this era as one of decline.
Restless Giant is the 11th volume of the Oxford History of the United States, which includes three Pulitzer Prize winners, a New York Times best seller, and winners of the Bancroft and Parkman Prizes. The Atlantic Monthly has praised it as “state of the art” and “the most distinguished series in American historical scholarship.”
Listen to more of the definitive Oxford History of the United States.©2005 James T. Patterson (P)2010 Audible, Inc.Listeners also enjoyed...




















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Well researched.
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Would you listen to Restless Giant again? Why?
Yes, to allow me to remember more of the information in order to help me teach it in my U.S. History classes.What did you like best about this story?
How it allows me to better understand why we are in the state we are in.If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
The more things change, the more they stay the same.Why We are the Way We Are
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The author touches on most of the important events during the period. The Nixon episode is very interesting. Every time I hear about it from a different angle I get just a bit better understanding of it. This book also shines a revelatory light on our world just before everything changed after 9/11. That alone made it worth the listen.
Too Soon? Maybe, but still a good listen
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Excellent Big Picture Perspective
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Good Chronicle of the Time Frame
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Not for me
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Would you try another book from James T. Patterson and/or Robert Fass?
maybe , this was just an account of selective historical incidents , not much of analysis or insightIf you’ve listened to books by James T. Patterson before, how does this one compare?
NoIf you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Restless Giant?
not muchAny additional comments?
thought i would learn more about the statesI was looking for more
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