Screen LibraryThis is who we were. In the 1990s /
A companion to the 1990 Census, this book presents 28 profiles of individuals and families -- their lives at home, on the job, and in their neighborhood -- with lots of photos and historical images. These stories portray both struggling, and successful Americans, and capture a wide range of thoughts...
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Grey House Publishing,
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| Publisher Address: | Amenia, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | [2017] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
A companion to the 1990 Census, this book presents 28 profiles of individuals and families -- their lives at home, on the job, and in their neighborhood -- with lots of photos and historical images. These stories portray both struggling, and successful Americans, and capture a wide range of thoughts and emotions. With government surveys, economic data, family diaries and letters, and newspaper and magazine features, this references assembles a personal look at the lives of a wide range of Americans between the years 1990-1999. |
| Item Description: | "Our jobs -- Our clothes -- Our leisure -- Our day to day -- What we paid for rent & food -- What we read -- What we watched -- What we ate -- How we travelled -- Plus: U.S. Census comparisons & rankings and state-by-state census data"--Cover. |
| Carrier Form: | xiv, 576 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 571) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781682173794 1682173798 |
| Index Number: | HC106 |
| CLC: | K712.54 |
| Call Number: | K712.54/T448-6 |
| Contents: | Profiles -- Historical snapshots -- Economy of the times -- All around us: What we saw, wrote, read & listened to -- Census data. |