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1957 : the year that launched America's future / Eric Burns.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Burns, Eric, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--History--20th century.
- United States.
- History.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 291 pages : black and white illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, 2020.
- Summary:
- "In 1957, America turned its back on its earlier self and jumped headlong into the nation it has become today. From Sputnik and the beginning of the space race to Little Richard and the underappreciated influence of rock n' roll in bringing blacks and whites closer together, to President Eisenhower's Interstate Highway Act, which forever changed the landscape, 1957 represents the year when all of the energy and anxiety that had followed the end of World War II exploded. In compelling stories from politics, pop culture, business, and the media, Eric Burns captures the excitement of a headspinning year and the lingering fallout that continues to resonate seven decades later. For baby boomers seeking to relive their formative years or readers seeking a window into midcentury America, 1957 provides a highly readable tour through one of the most fascinating years in American history"--Google Books.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: PART ONE
- ch. One The Mad Bomber of New York
- ch. Two The Committee
- ch. Three From Apalachin to Havana
- PART TWO
- ch. Four Highways to Everywhere
- ch. Five The Design of an Era
- ch. Six The Vagina in the Grille
- ch. Seven Highways to Nowhere
- PART THREE
- ch. Eight Blacks against Whites
- ch. Nine Whites with Blacks
- PART FOUR
- ch. Ten Moving Stories
- ch. Eleven The Man Who Believed in God
- ch. Twelve The Woman Who Believed in Man
- ch. Thirteen Gang Wars on Broadway
- ch. Fourteen The Youngest Monster
- PART FIVE
- ch. Fifteen The Successes of Failure
- ch. Sixteen Muttnik
- ch. Seventeen Kaputnik.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-259) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781538139950
- 1538139952
- OCLC:
- 1128104599
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