Book
The 50s : the story of a decade
Record details
- ISBN: 9780679644811
- ISBN: 0679644814
- ISBN: 9780679644828 (ebook)
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Physical Description:
print
xvii, 764 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Random House, [2015]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Part one. American scenes / a note by Elizabeth Kolbert. Success (on Jackie Robinson, V salesman) / John Graham and Rex Lardner -- Fallout (on radioactive debris) / Daniel Lang -- Ahab and nemesis (on Rocky Marciano vs. Archie Moore) / A.J. Liebling -- Mr. Hunter's grave (on a Staten Island cemetery) / Joseph Mitchell -- The cherubs are rumbling (on juvenile gangs) / Walter Bernstein -- |
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| Subject: | United States Civilization 1945- Nineteen fifties |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Community College Library | E 169.12 .A187 2015 | 30775305501752 | General Collection | Available | - |
Summary:
A look back at the 1950s chronicles the tensions and innovations that lay behind the decade's more placid surface during a time of prosperity and contradiction.