The torch is passed: the United States in the 20th century

by Forrest McDonald

Nicely illustrated modern US history, with emphasis on politics and culture.

514 pages, Unknown Binding

Published January 1, 1968

About the author

Dr. McDonald was a Distinguished Research Professor of History at the University of Alabama, where he was the Sixteenth Jefferson Lecturer in the Humanities in 1987. He was awarded the Ingersoll Prize in 1990. Professor McDonald is the author of several books including Novus Ordo Seclorum (University Press of Kansas, 1985), and The American Presidency: Roots, Establishment, Evolution (University Press of Kansas, 1994).