Bücher von Todd S. Purdum

A revelatory portrait of the creative partnership that transformed musical theatre and provided the soundtrack to the American Century.

Tells the story of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, re-creating the legislative manoeuvring and the characters who made its passage possible. The author evokes the purpose and low dealings that marked the creation of this monumental law, drawing on an archival research and of interviews that bring to life this signal achievement in American history.