Bibliograph

America in the fifties, Enzo George

Type

Label

America in the fifties, Enzo George

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

America in the fifties

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

900158398

Responsibility statement

Enzo George

Series statement

Primary sources in U.S. history

Summary

Uses primary sources to discuss the major events of the 1950s, including the Korean War, the rise of the teenager, and the beginning of the space race

Table Of Contents

The postwar world -- The Truman Doctrine -- The Korean War -- The Red Scare -- The Rosenberg Case -- The age of the automobile -- The rise of the suburbs -- Women's lives -- Golden age of TV -- Free time -- At the movies -- Sports heroes -- The rise of the teenager -- Rock 'n' roll -- African Americans -- Eisenhower and foreign affairs -- The space race begins -- Revolution in Cuba -- The start of the sixties

Target audience

juvenile

Classification