The Fifties Chronicle
Title | The Fifties Chronicle PDF eBook |
Author | Beth L. Bailey |
Publisher | Publications International |
Pages | 480 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781412711876 |
» The latest in the Legacy Publishing chronicle series is an irresistible journey through the affluent and anxiety ridden decade of the 1950?s. Anyone old enough to remember the fifties will find the era brought back to life with page after page of compelling insight and captivating photography. Those born too late will find a highly readable detailed portrait of another age that brought with it the Korean War, the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement and Rock and Roll. » Over 900 stunning photographs to help capture the decade, most with in-depth captions (80-120 words). » Thematic essays provide the reader a better perspective for each year, including the Korean War (1951), The Civil Rights Movement (1955), The Arms Race (1957), and The Beat Generation (1959). » A 1,700-item timeline that captures all major events of the decade » Over 90 sidebars on a variety of topics such as the Joe Mcarthy witchunts, The Brown Vs. The Board of education civil rights case, Alfred Kinsey, The Quiz Show scandal, Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley. Also included are rich first hand eyewitness accounts from those who were alive to witness the major events of the 1950's.
The Fifties
Title | The Fifties PDF eBook |
Author | David Halberstam |
Publisher | Open Road Media |
Pages | 1216 |
Release | 2012-12-18 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1453286071 |
This vivid New York Times bestseller about 1950s America from a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist is “an engrossing sail across a pivotal decade” (Time). Joe McCarthy. Marilyn Monroe. The H-bomb. Ozzie and Harriet. Elvis. Civil rights. It’s undeniable: The fifties were a defining decade for America, complete with sweeping cultural change and political upheaval. This decade is also the focus of David Halberstam’s triumphant The Fifties, which stands as an enduring classic and was an instant New York Times bestseller upon its publication. More than a survey of the decade, it is a masterfully woven examination of far-reaching change, from the unexpected popularity of Holiday Inn to the marketing savvy behind McDonald’s expansion. A meditation on the staggering influence of image and rhetoric, The Fifties is vintage Halberstam, who was hailed by the Denver Post as “a lively, graceful writer who makes you . . . understand how much of our time was born in those years.” This ebook features an extended biography of David Halberstam.
The Fifties
Title | The Fifties PDF eBook |
Author | Douglas T. Miller |
Publisher | |
Pages | 444 |
Release | 1975 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
The 1950s
Title | The 1950s PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Alan Schwartz |
Publisher | Infobase Publishing |
Pages | 513 |
Release | 2014-05-14 |
Genre | Nineteen fifties |
ISBN | 1438108761 |
Traces the history of the United States during the 1950s through such primary sources as memoirs, letters, contemporary journalism, and official documents.
Fifties Flashback
Title | Fifties Flashback PDF eBook |
Author | Dennis Adler |
Publisher | Motorbooks |
Pages | 162 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Automobiles |
ISBN | 0760319278 |
No other era in automotive history is as revered as the 1950s, when Detroit was the center of the auto world and the American V-8 was king of the road. With hundreds of color photos of beautiful restorations and a collection of rare archival photos, Dennis Adler has compiled a detailed history of the emerging postwar American auto industry.
American Chronicle
Title | American Chronicle PDF eBook |
Author | Lois G. Gordon |
Publisher | |
Pages | 998 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780300075878 |
Covers American cultural history, encompassing politics, science, arts, entertainment, and major events
The 1950s
Title | The 1950s PDF eBook |
Author | William H. Young |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Pages | 372 |
Release | 2004-04-30 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0313052956 |
Have the 1950s been overly romanticized? Beneath the calm, conformist exterior, new ideas and attitudes were percolating. This was the decade of McCarthyism, Levittowns, and men in gray flannel suits, but the 1950s also saw bold architectural styles, the rise of paperback novels and the Beat writers, Cinema Scope and film noir, television variety shows, the Golden Age of the automobile, subliminal advertising, fast food, Frisbees, and silly putty. Meanwhile, teens attained a more prominent role in American culture with hot rods, rock 'n' roll, preppies and greasers, and—gasp—juvenile delinquency. At the same time, a new technological threat, the atom bomb, lurked beneath the surface of the postwar decade. This volume presents a nuanced look at a surprisingly complex time in American popular culture.