History Book Reviews :
How We Got Here : The 70's , by David Frum

          David Frum discusses how culture has changed in the past quarter century. In particular, the decade of the 70's marked a number of significant transformations. For example, several public issues have convinced many people that government is incompetent, or even that it is evil, e.g., the Vietnam War and school bussing to achieve racial integration. The story of the 70's has to run through government, the economy, the media, views of education, race, entertainment, labor, elections, age, religion, morality, sex, drugs, community, crime, war, idealism, materialism, immigration, self-fulfillment, greed, the energy shortage.... The reader will find Frum's synthesis interesting whether or not he or she agrees with the author's judgments. Please read the book reviews on the linked amazon.com page ....