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Takes a look at the decade in America when demonstrations were commonplace and traditional values were questioned and presents American history through the eyes and ears of everyday Americans. Representing all classes, dozens of occupations, and all regions of the country, this book includes 30 prof...
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Grey House Publishing,
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| Publisher Address: | Amenia, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | [2013] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | [First edition]. |
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| Summary: |
Takes a look at the decade in America when demonstrations were commonplace and traditional values were questioned and presents American history through the eyes and ears of everyday Americans. Representing all classes, dozens of occupations, and all regions of the country, this book includes 30 profiles of individuals and families--their life at home, on the job, and in their neighborhood--with lots of photos and historical images of the time, including the African American in Washington, D.C. who taught himself how to win a gold medal for weight lifting in the 1960s Olympics, to the Nashvil |
| 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: | x, 607 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 593-598) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781619252486 1619252481 |
| Index Number: | HC106 |
| CLC: | K712.54 |
| Call Number: | K712.54/T448-4 |
| Contents: | Profiles -- Historical snapshots -- Economy of the times -- All around us : what we saw, wrote, read & listened to -- Census data. |