America in the 1950s
Title:
America in the 1950s
Author:
Lindop, Edmond.
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Brookfield, Conn. : Twenty-First Century Books, [2002]
©2002
Physical Description:
128 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Summary:
Outlines life in the United States in the 1950s, including the development of suburbia, advances in technology and entertainment, politics, the space race, and the Cold War.
Language:
English
Contents:
The Korean War -- A Red scare haunts Americans -- "I Like Ike" and "I'm Madly for Adlai" -- African Americans seek racial justice -- The Cold War escalates -- Big changes come to the United States -- Television takes center stage -- More entertainment -- A golden age of sports.
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ISBN:
9780761325512
Format :
Book
