About the Author

Pete Daniel is a curator in the Division of the History of Technology at the National Museum of American History.

Reviews

�An� exemplary portrait of an age."Southern Cultures"

Daniel's book is opinionated, but backed by research and persuasively argued."New York Times Book Review"

"Daniel's book is opinionated, but backed by research and persuasively argued."New York Times Book Review""

[An] exemplary portrait of an age."Southern Cultures"

A model social history of the American South in the 1950s."Choice"

A vivid portrait of a watershed era."Arkansas Historical Quarterly"

Daniel is at his best."American Historical Review"