Generations: The History of America’s Future, 1584 to 2069

Author: William Strauss

Hailed by national leaders as politically diverse as former Vice President Al Gore and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Generations has been heralded by reviewers as a brilliant, if somewhat unsettling, reassessment of where America is heading., , William Strauss and Neil Howe posit the history of America as a succession of generational biographies, beginning in 1584 and en….Read More

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