Bibliograph

The American dream, the 50s, by the editors of Time-Life Books, Alexandria, Virginia ; with a foreword by Hugh Downs

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The American dream, the 50s, by the editors of Time-Life Books, Alexandria, Virginia ; with a foreword by Hugh Downs

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 188) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The American dream

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

37884875

Responsibility statement

by the editors of Time-Life Books, Alexandria, Virginia ; with a foreword by Hugh Downs

Series statement

Our American century

Sub title

the 50s

Summary

Examines the politics, suburbia, automobiles, art and entertainment, cold war, television, and sports of the 1950s

Table Of Contents

The best of times: 1950-1959 -- Icons of an era: unforgettable people -- Living the good life: in the suburban promised land -- The red threat: the Cold War and the bomb -- America's dream machines: the heyday of car culture -- The fight for equal rights: a new assault on Old Jim Crow -- Art and entertainment: leisure comes of age -- Television's golden age: hooked on the tube -- Sport's decade of change: no more waiting till next year

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